I can understand the ban on Mitnick not being able to use computers or having internet access during the terms of his probation. But I don't agree that he shouldn't have been able to renew his amateur license. Just one more proof that ours is a very wide and diverse group. <grin> - Bill N3LLR AR>The Washington Post carried the AP story this morning, which somewhat merged AR>the concepts of "computer hacker" and "ham radio enthusiast". Mitnick's AR>attorney was none other than the infamous (and very strange) Lauren Colby, AR>who has written a book about how smoking is not harmful to your health. AR>Lauren is also the attorney for Herb Schoenbaum. AR>Chris