Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!lzaz!lznv!ziegler
From: ziegler@lznv.ATT.COM (J.ZIEGLER)
Newsgroups: news.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Security checkup
Summary: DON'T DO IT!!!
Keywords: security intruder self-help
Message-ID: <1454@lznv.ATT.COM>
Date: 3 Oct 88 20:47:31 GMT
References: <167@carpet.WLK.COM>
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Organization: AT&T ISL Lincroft NJ USA
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In article <167@carpet.WLK.COM>, bill@carpet.WLK.COM (Bill Kennedy) writes:
> I would like to know if one or more of the more seasoned System
> Administrators could post some preventative measures that those of
> us with less experience could use.

Please, please, please!!  Anyone with knowledge enough to answer
this question, DO NOT POST IT TO THE NET!!!!  Electronic mail and
net postings are grossly inappropriate places to discuss security. 

If you have recommendations about books or articles to read, those
can be posted.  Specific recommendations should be communicated in
person or by telephone.  Hackers do not need encouragement or
challenges, much less the helpful hints that such responses would
undoubtedly contain.  'Nuff said.

		Joe Ziegler
		AT&T Bell Laboratories
		att!lznv!ziegler

The opinions expressed are the explicit policy of my company.