Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 9/27/83; site hplabs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!akgua!mcnc!decvax!ucbvax!ucbcad!tektronix!zehntel!hplabs!davis From: davis@hplabs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Re: Bye bye..... - (nf) Message-ID: <2443@hplabs.UUCP> Date: Sat, 3-Mar-84 20:14:52 EST Article-I.D.: hplabs.2443 Posted: Sat Mar 3 20:14:52 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 5-Mar-84 00:33:55 EST References: <2608@fortune.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett Packard Labs, Palo Alto CA Lines: 23 . <- Raid, kills bugs Speaking of software that is totally unusable due to its "terrific friendliness": We have just had a port switching system installed here. For the ridiculous reason of "security" the system prompts: 3L DEST?( representing a new-line). You can get no help from this system, you have to answer this question correctly. Mind you, the only security provided by this scheme is that proper users "might" have an easier time with the question than others. These opinions have no relation to those of my employer (who, thank goodness, didn't make this system, . . . though they did pay money for it). -- Jim Davis (James W Davis) ...!ucbvax!hplabs!davis davis.HP-Labs@Rand-Relay ----------------------------------------------------------------