----- Original Message ----- From: "Fritz Whittington" <f.whittington@xxxxxxx> To: <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 10:39 AM Subject: Re: Proper ettiquette for posting messages > On or about 2004-01-06 09:45, Benjamin J. Weiss whipped out a trusty #2 > pencil and scribbled: > > >From: "Fritz Whittington" <f.whittington@xxxxxxx> > > > > > >>>Perhaps, but we run automated computer audits that track all .exe's for > >>>unauthorized downloads. :( > >>> > >>>I think that when I finish upgrading my server to FC1, I'll probably try to > >>>learn how to use mutt and just access my email via ssh... > >>> > >>>Ben > >>> > >>Just curious, but could someone sneak around this by plugging in a USB > >>flash drive and installing to that? Partly depends on if you run the > >>scans at random times during working hours, or only in the middle of the > >>night. And also if you only scan the HDs. I hear that the USB pen > >>drives are causing headaches for admins who want to enforce software > >>installation policies... > >> > > > >I dunno, and to be honest, I don't care. :) > > > >Seriously, I don't really think that the issue is sufficiently important to > >risk my job. The policy is clear, the audit software shows that management > >is serious about enforcement, and I have a mortgage to pay. :) > > > >Ben > > > > > Understood :-) I wasn't recommending it, just curious about the > possibilities. And I mistakenly thought that you were the person who > was *doing* the enforcement... I used to be. I've switched branches, so now I'm in charge of software development instead of server admin. Same IT division, different branch. :) Ben
