On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 09:44:12PM +0200, René Clerc wrote: > * steVe <steve@xxxxxxx> [19-08-2004 21:10]: > > > so spake Neil Watson [2004.08.19 @ 10:26]: > > > Can't you just set the ownership of your files to 600? > > they're already 600. the thing is, on this network, it is very easy for > > anyone with sudo access to become any other user and read their home > > directory files, regardless of permissions. neat, huh? > > Don't use the network directory. And switch jobs. Not a bad point... via procmail, it should be posible to have the server deliver your mail to your desktop (if your environment allows for it), or to anywhere you want, really... Switching jobs likely won't help. Unfortunately there are lots of sites that do this, because either a) the sysadmins don't know their asses from elbows, or b) because the management insists on it for convenience. -- Derek D. Martin http://www.pizzashack.org/ GPG Key ID: 0xDFBEAD02 -=-=-=-=- This message is posted from an invalid address. Replying to it will result in undeliverable mail. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank the spammers.
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