Perry Metzger writes:

Pardon, but isn't 2600 magazine a magazine by crackers for crackers?

No. It's called "The Hacker's Quarterly" and never claims to be anything else. Eric Corley (editor/publisher) is completely above-ground. He even does a computer show on WBAI here in New York, though I haven't heard it. In fact, he was on MY radio show (WFMU) a few years ago talking about hackers. I was initially surprised that he was willing to use his real name on the show; I ended up being almost disappointed by how "apolitical" he seemed. 2600 prints plenty of articles by flamboyant young pranksters on how to break into this or that system, but rather than an editorial line or policy, this is more a result of 2600's view that all this information should be available and uncensored. These are the kinds of guys who uncover holes in multinationals' computer security and TELL THEM about it. (BTW, I'm not involved with the magazine in any way; in fact, I find most of its articles kinda uninspiring or mundane.) --Dave.