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Date:      Mon, 31 May 1999 23:16:04 -0300
From:      Unknow User <kernel@tdnet.com.br>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kkennawa@physics.adelaide.edu.au>, security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Shell Account system
Message-ID:  <37534264.6D29110A@tdnet.com.br.>
References:  <Pine.OSF.4.10.9906011139450.4443-100000@bragg>

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Yeah, thanks, but the system is for anyone able to pay, so, you can say
i trust nobody.

Kris Kennaway wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 31 May 1999, Joe Gleason wrote:
> 
> [Snip]
> 
> Good advice, but running a shell account for people who you don't really trust
> is still not a wise move for the inexperienced, and not something you can
> easily document in a webpage. UNIX security is a way of life - there are any
> number of things which the unwary can trip over which could potentially
> compromise your machine.
> 
> If it's for a small group of users who you trust fairly well, you
> probably should be okay, though.


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