NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/bit/listserv/banyanl/6006

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Date:         Wed, 27 Jan 1993 14:35:53 EST
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Subject:      Easy Suggestion System
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Greetings,

My boss just asked me to think about using our BANYAN VINES LAN to implement
an organization wide suggestion system.  We are running VINES 4.0 presently
with short term plans to upgrade to 4.11 and then on to 5.5.  We use VINES
Mail and a bulletin board system called Tackboard.  Initially, I wondered
about setting up a generic account without password that could be severely
restricted in rights; e.g., only use of a mail or Tackboard application that
could be limited to a single address account or private board.  Our LAN folkes
did not give me much hope in this area.

Anyway, I thought that I would pitch it to the using community to see if there
were any ideas out there.  At a minimum, any solution would have to provide:

        -  Anonymity of the user/sender.
        -  Ease of use and access.
        -  Ability to protect the inputs (suggestions) from common view.
        -  Security from misuse of the LAN.  We don't want anyone to be able
           to send inappropriate messages to the victim of their choice.

We will consider buying or developing an application in house, but we would
prefer not to.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Robert Glitz
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