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From: rang@cpsin3.cps.msu.edu (Anton Rang)
Newsgroups: news.groups,news.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Proposal for comp.security
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Date: 3 Nov 88 22:49:08 GMT
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Reply-To: rang@cpswh.cps.msu.edu (Anton Rang)
Organization: Michigan State University, Computer Science Dept.
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I believe that a security group would probably do more good than harm,
as long as most system administrators READ IT!  For that matter, a
question somebody might know the answer to:

  Is it possible to restrict access to a newsgroup (on a particular
  machine)?  For instance, by changing the mode of its spool dir?
  If so, this would solve 99% of the problems with a security group,
  at least here--just don't give ordinary users privs to see it!

Is there currently an active mailing list on this?  I've read some
postings which suggested it (actually, that there are 2 or 3).  Could
somebody E-mail me information on subscribing?  (I've been trying to
improve security out here for...oh, since I got here.)
  Thanks,

	Anton Rang (rang@cpswh.cps.msu.edu)

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| Anton Rang (grad student) | "UNIX: Just Say No!"   | "Do worry...be SAD!" |
| Michigan State University | rang@cpswh.cps.msu.edu |                      |
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