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From: bud@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Bud Hovell)
Newsgroups: comp.admin.policy
Subject: Re: Student suspended for distributing /etc/passwd
Message-ID: <2880@pdxgate.UUCP>
Date: 18 Jun 91 16:53:13 GMT
References: <PCG.91Jun14182440@aberdb.aber.ac.uk> <1911@vtserf.cc.vt.edu>
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In article <1911@vtserf.cc.vt.edu> marchany@vtserf.cc.vt.edu (Randy Marchany) writes:

<Once again, sites need to DEFINE their policy and EDUCATE their user
<community and if the users AGREE to abide by that policy, we have no
<right to denigrate a particular site's handling of a policy violation.
<Sysadmins need to formulate a DRAFT policy and obtain the support of
<their administration (pres., vice-pres., dean, etc.) to enforce it.

Yep -- it's that simple. And has no substitute.
Bud Hovell
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