Awatmath.1981
net.followup
utzoo!decvax!watmath!jcwinterton
Thu Mar 11 17:02:26 1982
Re: On telling people ont to crack security
Further to Armando Stettner's article with the above[sic] title,
several years ago, when I was employed by a computer manufacturer, we installed
a large system in a university.  I was one of the support analysts/instructors
that participated in the installation.  At the time, I offered a beer bust
to anyone that could break the file system security.  I think I paid off
once.  The result was that we fixed some glaring holes in the operating system.
University students/users should indeed be encouraged to "break" operating
systems and rewarded when they report it.  It can save a lot of trouble in
the long run.  Newspapers, on the other hand, should check sources and
try to be objective and to report NEWS.