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Author: Tony Andersson
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Andy,

I think this is a good idea and am happy with it.

On 7 December 2012 02:19, Andy Smith <andy@???> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> From time to time BitFolk customer VPSes occasionally become subject
> to various kinds of compromise. Frustratingly, the kinds of
> compromise encountered are generally the result of run of the mill,
> completely preventable and unremarkable root causes.
>
>



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Alastair Sherringham
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<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra">Andy,<br><br>I think this is a good idea and=
am happy with it.<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 7 December 2012 02:=
19, Andy Smith <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:andy@bitfolk.com" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">andy@???</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hello,<br>
<br>
>From time to time BitFolk customer VPSes occasionally become subject<br>

to various kinds of compromise. Frustratingly, the kinds of<br>
compromise encountered are generally the result of run of the mill,<br>
completely preventable and unremarkable root causes.<br>
<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Alastair Sherringha=
m<br><a href=3D"http://www.sherringham.net" target=3D"_blank">http://www.sh=
erringham.net</a><br><br>
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On 7/12/2012 4:19 =CF=80=CE=BC, Andy Smith wrote:
> I was thinking that if customers saw how often these things happen
> to people very much like themselves then it might help remove some
> of the "yeah I've heard of that but it will never happen to me"
> mindset that we all regrettably can fall into.
>
> So I was contemplating posting an email thread to this ("users")
> list every time we become aware of a customer compromise, and I was
> wondering what you thought of that idea.
>
>

Completely agree with this idea.
I do not wish to follow a different mailing list. I also believe=20
educating users a responsibility, especially considering the product=20
bitfolk sells.

In fact, I grant permission to Andy to publish anonymous breakins into=20
any of my machines right now.

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