Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The fear is that Bad Person will go to his local constabulary and report HIS camera as being stolen and give them your serial number. He then Discovers that you have His camera and the burly but not bright Lads in Blue come and get it for him. By the time everything is sorted out, the Bad Person has sold your camera and moved to a country with no extradition treaty with your country of residence. If this all seems ridiculously unlikely then join me, right here and right now, in broadcasting your serial numbers! Brothers, Sisters and You Of Whom We Are Not Sure, Break Free! M6TTL 2472064 Oh boy, that felt good... John Collier > From: shino@ubspainewebber.com > > i am wondering why the convention of suppressing the least-significant > digits of the serial number? can someone do something bad with this > knowledge?