Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rochester!ur-tut!akk2 From: akk2@ur-tut.UUCP (A Kacker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Protecting against copying from hard disks Message-ID: <838@ur-tut.UUCP> Date: Tue, 11-Nov-86 09:25:36 EST Article-I.D.: ur-tut.838 Posted: Tue Nov 11 09:25:36 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 11-Nov-86 20:14:18 EST References: <836@ur-tut.UUCP> <579@bucsb.bu.edu.UUCP> <1877@tekgvs.UUCP> Reply-To: akk2@ur-tut.UUCP (A Kacker) Organization: Univ. of Rochester Computing Center Lines: 17 In article <1877@tekgvs.UUCP> toma@tekgvs.UUCP (Thomas Almy) writes: > >Regarding disabling the copy command and otherwise modifying the DOS, what >is there to protect someone from just bringing a disk with PC/DOS on it >and booting it? > >Tom Almy I agree that there is no easy way to prevent user's with their own DOS disk to copy stuff; the only thing I am trying to prevent is when the hard disk DOS is in control. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Atul Kacker UUCP : {allegra|seismo|decvax}!rochester!ur-tut!akk2 BITNET : AKK2@UORDBV