On Fri, 05 Jan 1996 23:00:18 -0500, "Douglas F. Elznic" <delznic@storm.net> said: DFE> E-MAIL-TAP NETS CRIMINALS The first-ever court-approved wiretap DFE> of an e-mail account has resulted in the arrest of three people DFE> charged with running a sophisticated cellular-fraud ring. The DFE> alleged mastermind, a German electrical engineer, advertised his DFE> illicit wares on CompuServe, where they caught the attention of DFE> an engineer at AT&T's wireless unit. The Secret Service and the DFE> Drug Enforcement Agency then got into the act and obtained the DFE> Justice Dept.'s permission to intercept e-mail messages between DFE> the alleged perpetrator and his accomplices. "This case DFE> represents the challenges in the future if we can't get ahead of DFE> the curve in technology," says a U.S. attorney, whose office is DFE> prosecuting the case. (Wall Street Journal 2 Jan 96 p16) -- Well, I can't exactly say I feel sorry for the guys, even if cellular companies are ripping us off. Anyone who commits crimes while using email without encryption are idiots. --Michael