Proper ettiquette for posting messages

[Fritz Whittington]

On or about 2004-01-06 09:45, Benjamin J. Weiss whipped out a trusty #2 
pencil and scribbled:

>From: "Fritz Whittington" <f.whittington at att.net>
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>>>Perhaps, but we run automated computer audits that track all .exe's for
>>>unauthorized downloads.  :(
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>>>I think that when I finish upgrading my server to FC1, I'll probably try
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>to
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>>>learn how to use mutt and just access my email via ssh...
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>>>Ben
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>>Just curious, but could someone sneak around this by plugging in a USB
>>flash drive and installing to that?  Partly depends on if you run the
>>scans at random times during working hours, or only in the middle of the
>>night.  And also if you only scan the HDs.  I hear that the USB pen
>>drives are causing headaches for admins who want to enforce software
>>installation policies...
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>I dunno, and to be honest, I don't care. :)
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>Seriously, I don't really think that the issue is sufficiently important to
>risk my job. The policy is clear, the audit software shows that management
>is serious about enforcement, and I have a mortgage to pay. :)
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>Ben
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Understood :-)  I wasn't recommending it, just curious about the 
possibilities.  And I mistakenly thought that you were the person who 
was *doing* the enforcement...

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Fritz Whittington
Man is by nature a political animal. (Aristotle, Politics)