[TriLUG] stollen computer

Rev. Christian J Hedemark chris at yonderway.com
Wed Oct 3 14:10:53 EDT 2001


> The FBI is a good idea.
> Since you have VNC on there, I'd get on it and just sit and watch. Wait
> til the guy writes an email and get his email address. You may get lucky
> and he'll do something where he enters his name and address. And if he
> happens to pay his bills on line, you could really get him back.

Not likely.  If this is a Linux box, he won't have a user ID or password on
that host.  Also VNC created totally new sessions under Linux not viewing
the console.

Reverend Christian J Hedemark II
Hillsborough, NC
http://yonderway.com
"Those who are willing to sacrifice essential liberties for a little order,
will lose both and deserve neither." - Benjamin Franklin





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