big hack attack

[Mullen, Shaun]

Fellow listers:

It would be impolitic to suggest that the never-f*cking-ending thread on Mr.
Hack come to an end.  I won't do that, although a powerful case has been
made over the last few weeks in dozens of messages that the concept of
caveat emptor is as pertinent today as ever -- if not more so.

A cautionary note:  Several of you have suggested that Mr. Hack cries
"slander" when it suits him.  I have substantial experience in the world of
libel/slander law.  Mr. Hack's threats are not necessarily empty, and it
would be a gosh darned shame if any of us had to sell our precious quattros
in order to fend off a slander or libel suit.

Shaun Mullen
Planet Earth