Reply #36: I have looked at that

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And that is where I would crack the system.

Her approach assumes external access to the Central tabulator and my approach would be from the inside.

External access would require that the machines be available via the INTERNET(s) or POTS (plain old telephone system). External has the vulnerability of detection via INTERNET logging and a POTS connection would leave a trace at the phone company. The upside to external access is that NO internal access to the machine is required and no programs have to be installed.

My approach requires access to the machine via the install program, the INTERNET or pots and if caught early would leave a trace of the actual manipulation program.

Of course both approaches require access to the DB. Assuming that the DB is Microsoft access, that would be rather easy.

In either case it CAN BE DONE.