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From: mlanett@yoyodyne.ncsa.uiuc.edu (Dr Thrasher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: copy protecting a server
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Date: 12 Apr 91 20:55:34 GMT
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In article <1991Apr11.224723.3069@colorado.edu>, cohen@tramp.Colorado.EDU
(Matthew Cohen) writes:
> dragging anything off of the server and onto a disk.  However, anyone
> with a copy of mactools, or other like program can still copy any
> documents or programs off of the (locked + protected) server disk!?!?!

This has always been the security flaw in the Mac OS -- the file protection
bits mean _nothing_. The Finder pays attention to them, but MacTools certainly
doesn't.

You could always disable guest login.
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