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- From: S2.RSB@isumvs.iastate.edu (Bob Boston)
- Subject: Re: Hiding the System Folder
- Message-ID: <BxvzAy.81r@news.iastate.edu>
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- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 00:42:33 GMT
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- In article <1ebs1aINNpkv@agate.berkeley.edu>,
- labb-3ff@web-3b.berkeley.edu (Peter Yung) writes:
- >Is there any shareware
- >out there that will let us lock the users out of the system folder?
- >
-
- Our Comp Center is using a program called RevRdist to protect their system
- disks. The program runs at startup, comparing stuff on the system disk with
- a copy of the disk kept on the network server. If the two do not agree, the
- program eliminates the Wrong Stuff, downloads the Right Stuff and restarts the
- computer. I think you can set RevRdist to do the same thing with application
- software as well as system software.
-
- Here's a copy of the RevRdist README file:
-
- =========================================================================
- RevRdist is a Macintosh program used to keep local hard disks synchronized
- with a master copy on an AppleShare server. Typical use is in a student Mac
- lab.
-
- The following files are available from cc.purdue.edu (128.210.9.2):
-
- -rw-r--r-- 1 aeh 104804 Oct 16 17:16 pub/mac/RevRdist+INITs.sea.hqx
- -rw-r--r-- 1 aeh 88984 Oct 16 17:16 pub/mac/RevRdist.doc.hqx
- -rw-r--r-- 1 aeh 424324 Oct 16 17:15 pub/mac/RevRdist.sea.hqx
-
- RevRdist.doc.hqx is the Word 4.0 administrator's guide to RevRdist.
-
- RevRdist+INITs.sea.hqx is a StuffIt self-extracting archive of the
- RevRdist application and two versions of its INIT, RevRINIT and
- RevRINIT MF. RevRINIT MF and RevRINIT are identical except that the MF
- version forces the Mac to boot into MultiFinder, no matter what might
- be set via "Set Startup..."
-
- RevRdist.sea.hqx is the complete distribution of RevRdist THINK C 5.0
- sources. It includes the documentation, application, sample configurations,
- and INITs. If you fetch this file, you do not need the others.
-
- RevRdist runs under either System 6 or 7.
-
- This is version 1.4.0.8 of RevRdist.
-
- RevRdist and its sources are in the public domain. However, it uses a
- HyperCard XCMD written by Landon Dyer of Apple. This XCMD is not public
- domain, but it is redistributable.
-
- RevRdist uses the public domain TransSkel, TransDisplay, and simpledialog
- packages by Paul DuBois, to whom I am indebted.
-
- It also uses the Bullet Field Manager, by Chris Johnson.
-
- Dale Talcott, Purdue University Computing Center
- aeh@cc.purdue.edu, {purdue,pur-ee}!cc.purdue.edu!aeh, aeh@purccvm.bitnet
- ==================================================================
-
- I hope this looonnnggg response helps to answer your question.
-
- Bob Boston
- Iowa State University
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