Re: the daily telegraph 11/01/00 page 19

["Andrew Tailby" <atailby@mpx.com.au>]

Aus loco discussion mailing list

i thought that other people who donot look at aus rail may have like to have
read it as i was not sure how many people read both list and i was also not
sure on how many people read yesterdays newspaper.
andrew

----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Parnell <chris@infinisource.com>
To: Aus loco discussion mailing list <Ausloco@listbot.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 4:55 PM
Subject: RE: the daily telegraph 11/01/00 page 19


> Aus loco discussion mailing list
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> This is Aus.loco not Aus.rail
>
> This was reported again in December on Aus.rail before the media got a
hold
> of it, and the author had the integrity not to pass on the rubbish to the
> list again. Defraud of revenue means less resources for traffic and motive
> power.
>
> CP
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew [mailto:atailby@mpx.com.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 4:29 PM
> To: anita; Dan; Aus loco discussion mailing list
> Subject: the daily telegraph 11/01/00 page 19
>
>
> Aus loco discussion mailing list
>
> this came out of yesterdays daily telegraph
> ticket scam charges
> An e mailer using the name "jeff kennett"has been identified as the person
> responsible for the latest problems plaguing melbournes automatic rail
> ticketing machines.
> Melbourne transport police have charged dozens of people over the scam.
> In november, subscribers to the rail enthusiasts' internet mail list
> Aus.rail were invited to play the "Metcard Pokies".
> a  message from an anonymous email address told subscribers were told how
to
> treat metrail's ticket machines like poker machines.
> The message said if money was repeatedly inserted into the machines and
then
> cancelled, more than the original amount was sometimes returned.
> The message also told how to make the machines malfunction.
>
> Now who says that newsgroups like ours make national newspapers every day.
> andrew
>
>
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