On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 08:08:31PM -0000, Ross Draper wrote: > I agree with your points Jon, but lets be fair here, BIOS passwords do > have a use - especially on laptops. An oft-overlooked use for BIOS passwords is an 'auditing' mechanism; typically, when one resets a BIOS password via magic jumpers, removing battery, etc, there is typically no way to put the password BACK. So, someone who disables or destroys the BIOS password still stands a good chance of being discovered, at the least. -- Outlook users: please do not put my email address in your address book. This way, when you get infected with a virus, my address won't appear in the From: header. Thanks.
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