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- From: darryl.rowe@tfd.gwinnett.com (Darryl Rowe)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
- Subject: SECURING a directory and its contents
- Message-ID: <633.135.uupcb@tfd.gwinnett.com>
- Date: 27 Dec 92 15:25:00 GMT
- Distribution: world
- Organization: The Fifth Dimension - Louisville, KY - 502-423-8654
- Reply-To: darryl.rowe@tfd.gwinnett.com (Darryl Rowe)
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- Quoting Ijaz Rashid Malik (ummalik@ccu.umanitoba.ca)
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- IRM>I am working on a database application and I am really concerened
- ...
- IRM>PC's are not networked so imposing a centeral control can't be done.
- ...
- IRM>app itself. But the MS-DOS itself is a major threat. I dont want the user t
- IRM>see the app files and access its directory once she quits the database app.
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- In the DOS world I think you're out of luck. Especially if this office
- has any McGyver-types running around loose. BTW, how do you intend to
- do backups? Still, you could load them into encrypted ZIP files or buy
- a public-key security program, maybe.
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- . SLMR 2.0 . Why is there never any traffic in the LURKERS conference?
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