Re: cat flames >/dev/null
Kam T Tam (Kam.T.Tam@dms.csiro.au)
Tue, 11 Oct 1994 09:55:16 +1000
On Mon, 10 Oct 1994 16:17:33 -0400 (EDT),
Eric Conrad <econrad@bu.edu> wrote:
> > Sysops are held responsible for the data stored on their machines.
> > I do not want illegal copies of other peoples credit/access info
> > on my system for any length of time, even in the mail spool.
>
> I'm tired of this argument. Do any of your machines receive news? Do
> any of your users receive internet mail? There are just 2 pathways for
> 'illegal' information to enter your systems. There is no stopping it:
> even some sort of censoring scheme would require temporary spooling.
>
> There is an implied risk in connecting to the internet. This is one of
> them. If you're not willing to accept this risk, unplug your routers.
>
> ...Eric
>
Sheeh, he may be scanning every single message passing through their systems
to make sure there is no illegal data. :-)
Kam.