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From: palkovic@linac.fnal.gov (John A. Palkovic)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: Re: Mail security
Message-ID: <2187@linac.fnal.gov>
Date: 7 Aug 90 05:42:28 GMT
References: <21787@mvis1.com> <902@lot.ACA.MCC.COM>
Reply-To: palkovic@linac.fnal.gov (John A. Palkovic)
Organization: Fermilab, Batavia, IL
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In article <902@lot.ACA.MCC.COM> ables@lot.ACA.MCC.COM (King Ables) writes:
>In article <1990Aug2.003210.24459@cs.umn.edu>, iacovou@cs.umn.edu (Danny Iacovou) writes:
>> first of all not only the
>> postmaster but anyone with root permissions can read your mail. 
>
[etc]

I personally know of a person who lost their job because of something
they wrote in an email message.  It was read by a sys. admin type and
reported to their superior. 

It happens.-- 

John Palkovic (708) 840-3527 	   palkovic@fnal.bitnet,palkovic@linac.fnal.gov
University of Wisconsin-Madison    {yclept,tellab5,obdient}!linac!palkovic
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