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From: cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Christopher M Mauritz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: computer security
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Date: 26 Nov 90 15:16:43 GMT
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As the originator of this thread, I must say that I'm very grateful for all
the responses, though I wish they were under more happy circumstances.  After,
reading many of the responses, I have drawn a few conclusions:

The computer jockeys should NOT have DELETED any files without asking me
first.  How are they to know what is important and what is not?  For all
they know, they could have deleted a Loan Agreement file by mistake!

Perhaps, they did have a right to be suspicious.  I WAS using some PD
and shareware programs (which I happily paid for!) that made my computing
life easier.  However, I think that some of these programs, Disinfectant
to be sure, are FAR more useful than their commercial counterparts.  Am
I not free to PURCHASE extra software to help my computer serve me better?
After all, that is why they gave it to me in the first place!

Also, I hadn't given any of these programs to anyone else on the network.
They were being used by myself and my secretary and they were NOT stored
on the file server, but on my personal HD.  I cannot say the same for
my systems counterparts.  I know that they bought one or two copies of
AfterDark and now the program seems to be on every mac (about 40 of them)
in the office.  This is after they chastized me about not wanting to
breach licensing agreements. Ptuuuey...

I've recently learned that they've been visiting my computer every night
to check for any new "offenses."  That just goes to show you how clueless
they are since I just put all the files in one folder and made the lot
invisible using ResEdit and they haven't detected a thing.  As a matter
of fact, these people who earn $35-40K/year to support our Mac network
don't even know what ResEdit is!

I think I'll end up buying something like DiskLock or SilverLining to
keep their little noses out of my affairs, as there are many files
on my computer that a highly confidential anyway.

Best regards,

Chris Mauritz
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