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From: brian@padouk.ima.isc.com (Brian R. Holt)
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Subject: Re: Simple "password" application?
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Date: 2 Feb 90 21:53:54 GMT
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In a previous posting Charles Allen writes:
>I'm looking for a "password" application.  I want to be able to invoke
>a password dialog on demand, after an idle period, and at startup to
>discourage unwanted people from diddling with a Mac at work.  Extreme
>security is not the point.

Sounds like you just want to put a Post-it note on your screen that says:
      Please don't use my Mac without asking me.

This will give you the level of security you described, with no bells
and whistles. I do it all the time.

		=brian

P.S. Post-it is a trademark of 3M

brian@ima.isc.com
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