Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 14:38:21 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: ANDRSN@HOOVER.STANFORD.EDU (Annelise Anderson) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ethernet packet sniffer. Message-ID: <199601180408.OAA05262@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <01I04ED7J0MA00AKNQ@HOOVER.STANFORD.EDU> from "Annelise Anderson" at Jan 17, 96 03:36:53 pm
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Annelise Anderson stands accused of saying: > > It sounds like the sys admin--or anyone with root privileges--can > read absolutely everything going on--all e-mail in and out, all > keyboard activity, and so forth. Is this right? Thanks Yup. This is one reason you don't let just anyone have root on a system. (You can also read everyone's mail; this is a great way to pick up juicy office gossip...) > Annelise -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] "Who does BSD?" "We do Chucky, we do." [[
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