Article: 77003 of alt.sysadmin.recovery From: Iain D Broadfoot Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery Subject: Re: Security and the !Single Sysadmin Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 15:18:57 +0100 Organization: the DebHack project, Glasgow Lines: 23 Approved: Oh my, No Message-ID: <20040820141857.55F3.0.NOFFLE@iain-vaio-fx405.local> References: <87hdqyzeqd.fsf@amoeba.animalcules.com> <1git6h6.rvowp21ovud0N%jim@magrathea.plus.com> <4125e50a$0$48933$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> Reply-To: Iain D Broadfoot X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de Qmc2p4yAbw8GkRju5EIKgg7iizjHH4AxpFWBadTA9gl5dDCIST X-Orig-Path: iain-vaio-fx405.local!not-for-mail User-Agent: slrn/0.9.8.0 (Linux) Path: news.meer.net!newsread1.mlpsca01.us.to.verio.net!newsartnum1.dllstx09.us.to.verio.net!newspeer1.stngva01.us.to.verio.net!verio!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail Xref: archive.mv.meer.net alt.sysadmin.recovery:77003 ohggvat said something: > Of course: sure, run around behind my back and procure a "strictly > stand-alone" box knocked together by a local amateur. I might be just > mildly pissed off, and snarl at people. Sure, let her install > akkphtXP, in direct contravention of written site policy. I will > snarl somewhat, and provide a copy of said policy. But, the second > that damn thing gets plugged into my network, I *WILL* be pissed off. > You don't like it? Tough. Microsoft, Electricity, Network. Pick any two. cheers, iain -- "If sharing a thing in no way diminishes it, it is not rightly owned if it is not shared." -- St. Augustine #rm -rf / http://www.geeksoc.org/