Xref: utzoo comp.misc:5349 rec.humor:19460 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!leah!rpi!batcomputer!cornell!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!rn10+ From: rn10+@andrew.cmu.edu (Ronald J. Notarius) Newsgroups: comp.misc,rec.humor Subject: Re: Looking for Computer Folklore Message-ID: Date: 1 Mar 89 17:36:23 GMT References: <6443@saturn.ucsc.edu>, <617@island.uu.net> Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 29 In-Reply-To: <617@island.uu.net> >> And do you remember the name of the password/accounts security routine? >> Yes... It was:- >> J_EDGAR_HOOVER Funny timing here: As part of the "non-cheating" requirements of a programming class that CMU insists I take, we are required to store our files in a subdirectory (of our personal storage area) that will, theoretically, be private & secure & unavailable to other users (HAH!). Well, I received comments from one of the teaching assistants last week that calling my program directory the same name as the class (15-211) was not a wise choice, as it would not be secure to prying eyes; he suggested that instead, I create a new directory with an obscure name to help stop the curious (I have my doubts, but...) So, the new name of my directory, inspired by both a certain law enforcement agency and the immortal Spike Jones & the City Slickers is: FBAIDA (Pronounced "F B Ayeeda, as in a type of opera)