On February 2, Jeff Hellige wrote:
> > I guess my opinion, which isn't very popular here, is that unless
> >permission has been explicitly given, one should not assume permission
> >to a local LAN, or internet access through the LAN. I do recognize that
> >my position is due to working frequently at secured sites. One such
> >facility, in San Antonio, prohibits ANY access to their network by
> >non-employees. Contractors must tell a technician what commands to
> >enter, and which buttons to click.
>
> I agree with the above. Nobody should ever just assume it is
> ok to do whatever they wish on somebody elses network withouth
> getting explicit permission first. I have similar problems with
> contractors in a similar secure building. If for no other reason
> than it is bad etiquette to impose yourself into someone elses area
> without permission to do so.
However, the admin must assume that someone WILL just walk in and do
whatever they wish, when the admin least expects it...some people do
it because they're assholes, some just do it without thinking because
they weren't raised to have any manners. One must strive to make the
network resilient to such crap.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf
Received on Sat Feb 02 2002 - 22:01:13 GMT