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From: awalker@topaz.rutgers.edu (*Hobbit*)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Help us defend against VMS!
Message-ID: <18528@topaz.rutgers.edu>
Date: 4 Mar 88 08:20:44 GMT
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Organization: LCS Expert gang, Rutgers
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Hmmph.  The only reason DECNET would provide "security holes" is because
someone didn't set it up correctly.  Yes, you can fire off little almost-
interactive processes to look around and do things, but a> if the rest of
your system is properly "secured" you have nothing to fear, and b> you can
disable this if you want anyway.  Most VMS people let the default installation
procedures set up their DECNETs for them, so they lose, but half an hour of
dipping into the documentation can tell you what to be aware of.

Yes, it's a bit off the track of unix-wizards, but y'awl shouldn't go around
with the impression that DECNET is "at fault" just because it's there.

_H*