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From: larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Using UUCP under a BBS system???
Summary: users accessing the shell from XBBS
Message-ID: <511185@nstar.UUCP>
Date: 12 Feb 90 16:28:35 GMT
References: <2959@murtoa.cs.mu.oz.au> <511182@nstar.UUCP> <1990Feb11.195213.8247@chinet.chi.il.us>
Organization: Northern Star Communications, Notre Dame, IN, USA
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> Can you explain why having an account per user would cause any security
> problem?  I can understand wanting a mail front-end built into a bbs
> for convenience but I don't see any advantage for security.

Les - I just feel better keeping strangers (unknown users) out of my shell
and restricted to the BBS (AKCS in this case) which is very secure.

To reply to your original comments - yes - shell access can be made secure.

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          Larry Snyder, Northern Star Communications, Notre Dame, IN USA 
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