said by TKJunkMail :

Throw him in jail for 10 yrs. Civil judgments against him did nothing. Maybe jail can stop him.

said by Rob :

Knowing our system, he'll get a "don't touch a computer for 5 years, pay a $1 million dollar fine, and promise you'll behave in the future" sentence.

said by major marco :

Basing that theory on Mitnick, I see. Mitnick's only crime was breaking into unsecured servers and humiliating the "computer security" employees of deep pocketed corporations. He actually did the Internet a favor by exposing primary weaknesses, but I would never put Mitnick in the same category as a spammer or ascribe the same sentence to them. They are in an entire class by themselves and completely useless to anyone. Spammers are the true nuisances who should be punished excessively, not people like Mitnick.

said by major marco :

Mitnick's only crime was breaking into unsecured servers and humiliating the "computer security" employees of deep pocketed corporations.

said by moonpuppy :

You forgot theft (computer manuals) and possession of illegal equipment.

said by ossito16 :

I don't think dumpster diving and social engineering constitute theft. I was not aware one could illegally possess equipment purchased legally. There is a lot of communication gear for sale on ebay, I believe the gear Mitnick had was made illegal after he was kidnapped by the FBI.

If I am wrong please let me know.