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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

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