Re: All Rootes registry

Ray Frazier (rayf(at)airmail.net)
Thu, 9 Jul 1998 23:54:43 -0500


It seems to me that before someone would go to this kind of trouble they would just go to car shows to make their selection. So where does that leave us? Maybe we should quit showing our cars or having meets because of the fear of theft? -----Original Message----- From: Lawrence E. Mayfield <mayfield(at)traveller.com> To: alpines(at)autox.team.net <alpines(at)autox.team.net> Date: Wednesday, July 08, 1998 8:22 PM Subject: All Rootes registry

>I've seen some of the comments floating abot, about the idea to have a
>central place for everyone to post particulars about their cars, it's
>modifications, history, etc. My thoughts are, What a wonderful shopping
>list for someone looking to steal a car. He/she can search for the exact
>one they want, maybe just for a part or two. Yeah, I know it'll be password
>protected, but you know what, so was the DoD, NASA, and DoE systems.
>Finding something on the net that is protected is just like waving a red
>flag in front of the bull. Hackers just gotta try. And I am convinced that
>none of us has more expertise than the gov'ment. Something as simple as
>having the License plate number showing, or the vin number might point a
>person to a DMV database which gives your home address. Opps your car is
>gone?
>
>Well, While I have a pretty nce Tiger, I want to keep it, so I wont be
>posting mu info to any public data base even though it is supposed to be
>private.
>
>my 2 cents worth.
>
>plus what Steve said about not telling what is bad...
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>L.E. Mayfield
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