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From: rich@scotty.UUCP (Rich E. Seyna)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: password protection on folders?
Message-ID: <289@scotty.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jul 88 16:58:48 GMT
References: <8400014@m.cs.uiuc.edu> <4255@ut-emx.UUCP> <268@lclark.UUCP>
Reply-To: rich@scotty.UUCP (Rich E. Seyna)
Organization: Systems Integration, Eastman Kodak Co, Rochester, NY
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In article <268@lclark.UUCP> you write:
>In article <4255@ut-emx.UUCP> osmigo@emx.UUCP (Ron Morgan) writes:
>>[Eisuke Muroga asks about password protection for folders]
>>
>>This is something that's long overdue. MacSafe et. al. are nice but they are
>
>	Here Here!  (Hear Hear?) I have needed one of these ever since I got
>room mates. (ack). I'd rather not have some kid from down stairs flipping 
>through  my folders, finding res-edit and altering applications on my disk
>(which is not an unlikely possibility, considering the kid who lived down
>stairs.) I'll see if I can't get a little help on this from the programmer
>here (the real one, not a student programmer ;) ). No promises tho....

There is a psudo-security method which may work for you until someone comes
out with a good security packsge.  Use Disktop or Setfile and change the 
files to invisible.  Those files will no longer appear on the desk top.

It's hard for an individual to mess with files that they don't know are there.
This method will only work until they discover what you've done.          
It's somewhat awkward changing the files when you want to use them, it may
provide some 'security'.  They can still see the files if they use the 
OPEN option from within an application though.

Not very good, but it's something.
enjoy

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Rich Seyna                               Bright eyes gladden the heart; 
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