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Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 17:00:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
Reply-To: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
To: Tim Bird <tbird AT caldera DOT com>
cc: opendos AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: DOS utilities (was Re: A few FS notions)
In-Reply-To: <9705051420.ZM19565@caldera.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970519165802.464B-100000@capslock.com>
Organization: Total disorganization.
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On Mon, 5 May 1997, Tim Bird wrote:

> > Is there somewhere I can upload replacement MOVE, SORT, FDISK, etc
> > programs for people to beta-test??
> Even after I cleaned up the configuration and removed all the files,
> I continued to get hits for months afterwards.  I'd like to avoid this
> in the future, so I may do something with a password (that I'd pass out
> on this list).  Let me know if this is desirable.
> 
> Tim Bird

A password passed out on a distributed mailing list is as good as
no password at all.  You'll either need to maintain the site
yourself, or else let someone you trust do it.  Either way, only
let trusted people have system-level passwords on your system.
Otherwise those k00l doodeZ people will have a field day.

Just a thought...
TTYL

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