Xref: utzoo news.admin:4095 news.sysadmin:1705 comp.mail.uucp:2374 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!unmvax!ncar!noao!asuvax!nud!sunburn!dover!waters From: waters@dover.uucp (Mike Waters) Newsgroups: news.admin,news.sysadmin,comp.mail.uucp Subject: Re: Dangerous hole in Usenet! Summary: no "news" user Message-ID: <552@dover.uucp> Date: 28 Nov 88 15:36:37 GMT References: <1227@vsi1.UUCP> <1247@vsi1.UUCP> Reply-To: waters@dover.UUCP (Mike Waters) Organization: Motorola CAD Mesa, AZ {dover} Lines: 16 In article <1247@vsi1.UUCP> lmb@vsi1.UUCP (Larry Blair) writes: > >One thing that bugs the hell out of me: it takes about 30 seconds to create >a mail alias, but a lot of supposed administrators sent me mail like, "Gee, >we don't have a 'news' user here." It may suprise you to know that many of us find that to be a significant chore! Typing the "magic words" is about 30 seconds, finding out what encyptions work can take DAYS! Yes that goes for "system administrators" too. Too often you get to be sysadmin because you spelled UNIX on a memo once. Not the way its intended, but the real world folks. -- Mike Waters (for your EDIFication) Motorola SMART CAD Group - EDIF (ANSI/EIA std. 548) support Mesa, AZ ...!sun!sunburn!dover!waters OR moto@cad.Berkley.EDU