Yeah I know and I'm surpirised to this day that I even felt the need to
contact them but it was a fun experience anyway.
  -----Original Message-----
 From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
 [mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Eric Chomko
 Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 10:41 PM
 To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
 Subject: Re: Chicago area sites
 Russ Blakeman wrote:
  I recently acquired a GRiD laptop (486 mono
version) and it had the hard
 drive in it and on it were some (non-DOD) files that shouldn't have been
 left on the machine at all. They were classified but the IRS 
 should empty
  their machines before a field agent turns them
in. I called the office I
 bought it from, they checked records and had a person from the 
 office that
  had it contact me. I told them what was on it and
that I would, without
 fail, fully delete all info on the drive and that I wanted them 
 to be aware
  that things are leaving their office into the
general public. I 
 was thanked
  by phone and a week later by mail with a check
for $75 for my time and
 effort in cleaning it up and preventing a possible disaster. Wanna bet
 that's the first thing they look for when I get audited? 
 I doubt it. With all the bookmakers and other petty crooks your one time
 $75 payment is some potatoes compared to what they are really after.
 Eric