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From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: compiling Emacs without disk space (was: SUMMARY: Super-simple UNIX editor)
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Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
References: <1991Jun18.065340.25187@yenta.alb.nm.us> <17174@darkstar.ucsc.edu> <1991Jun21.012239.4994@cbfsb.att.com> <1991Jun21.040309.26255@leland.Stanford.EDU> <JBW.91Jun24211029@maverick.uswest.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 91 19:39:25 GMT

In article <JBW.91Jun24211029@maverick.uswest.com> jbw@maverick.uswest.com (Joe Wells) writes:
> Aren't users entitled to use their space as they see fit at your site?

In general, at most academic and commercial sites, no. 

It's not *their* space.

> Or
> are you Big Brother and do you make sure they're using the space only for
> administration-approved files?

No, it doesn't take big brother. In practice you only need look if
something seems to be wrong (user partition chronically short of disk
space, perhaps. Common sense is all you need.
-- 
Peter da Silva; Ferranti International Controls Corporation; +1 713 274 5180;
Sugar Land, TX  77487-5012;         `-_-' "Have you hugged your wolf, today?"