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From: brian@ucsd.Edu (Brian Kantor)
Newsgroups: comp.admin.policy
Subject: Re: Possibly nefarious users
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Date: 7 Jun 91 21:29:24 GMT
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I don't consider a single attempt to log on as "guest" to be a cracking
attempt - but then, you see, I've been arpanauting since about 1971,
when just about every system on the net HAD a guest account.  Most don't
nowadays, but it's no harm to ask.  Think of it as ringing the doorbell.

Trying anything else might be cause for concern.  But "guest"?  Naw,
that's ok.

BTW, UCSD hasn't got any guest accounts.  But if you try to log on as
guest, you'll politely be told that, then disconnected.  According to
our logs, two or three people a day do precisely that,  and most of
them don't try anything further.  They're happy and so am I.
	- Brian