Chicago area sites

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Thu Apr 12 23:03:51 2001

Yeah I know and I'm surpirised to this day that I even felt the need to
contact them but it was a fun experience anyway.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Eric Chomko
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 10:41 PM
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Chicago area sites
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> Russ Blakeman wrote:
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> > I recently acquired a GRiD laptop (486 mono version) and it had the hard
> > drive in it and on it were some (non-DOD) files that shouldn't have been
> > left on the machine at all. They were classified but the IRS
> should empty
> > their machines before a field agent turns them in. I called the office I
> > bought it from, they checked records and had a person from the
> office that
> > had it contact me. I told them what was on it and that I would, without
> > fail, fully delete all info on the drive and that I wanted them
> to be aware
> > that things are leaving their office into the general public. I
> was thanked
> > by phone and a week later by mail with a check for $75 for my time and
> > effort in cleaning it up and preventing a possible disaster. Wanna bet
> > that's the first thing they look for when I get audited?
>
> I doubt it. With all the bookmakers and other petty crooks your one time
> $75 payment is some potatoes compared to what they are really after.
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> Eric
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Received on Thu Apr 12 2001 - 23:03:51 BST