From: mtjachim@mtu.edu (Matthew T. Jachimstal)
Subject: Data rape

My roommate just made this up and gave it to me.
Please send all comments to nhschutt@mtu.edu

		Attention Computer Geeks:


Be careful with your disks!  You could be convicted of data rape.
Hundreds of people nationwide have committed this heinous crime.  Many
more have been convicted.

What is data rape?  Data rape (from the latin word daterape) is the
violation of the rights of computer disks

What can happen to you if you are convicted of data rape?  Data rape is
now considered a capital crime,  due to a new bill pushed through
Congress.  As you may know,  all capital crimes are now punishable by
the intentional permanent corruption of your file system.

To help prevent data rape from occurring in your sector,  here are some
tips which you should find helpful:


1)   When a disk cries NO!, it isn't saying "Go ahead,  format me,"
     "Hey big boy, I'd love
     to have you deleting my data,"  or "Oh,  I love it when you
     corrupt me like that!" Instead,  it is crying NO!  Talk to your
     disk before performing any embarrassing operation.

2)   A disk is crying NO! when its write-protect tab is set to the
     "Don't write to me"
     position.  This tab should never be set to the "Go ahead,  make my
     day" position without first testing the disk's file system.  This
     type of foreplay is mandatory.  You cannot simply force your will
     upon the disk.

3)   A disk can be made to appear drunk when it is left near intense
     magnetic fields.
     Never intentionally get a disk drunk in order to take advantage of
     it.  You shouldn't have to be that devious;  after all,  you
     probably have at least one disk in your collection that is crying
     to be fondled.