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From: bzs@bu-cs.UUCP (Barry Shein)
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Subject: Re: Beware of Blindly Un-SHARing a File
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Date: Sun, 20-Apr-86 12:17:23 EST
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Posted: Sun Apr 20 12:17:23 1986
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You can probably make file distribution more secure by replacing the
very general shar with something more specific and less powerful, but
what are you going to do about the software contained therein?

Doesn't seem worth the effort to destabilize everything to not solve
the problem. Security blankets can be dangerous too.

	-Barry Shein, Boston University