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gln@cs.arizona.edu (GaRY NEweLl) writes:
>  Maybe it is just me but I think that there are sections of this "policy" that 
> simply reek to high heaven. This whole thing seems to set up an environment
> where suspicion is rampant and where people are actually encouraged to
> undermine other students/faculty etc. This does make sense in cases of
> sabotage and theft and so on - but to tie "net-behavior" into this is
> absurd in my opinion...
>  

You mileage may vary, but in our department, there isn't much (if any)
suspicion - I was hired as sys-admin and when I signed up as such, I
agreed not to go rampant in other people's directories.  In fact,
other than two times when the people couldn't be reached, I haven't
gone into people's directory areas without prior permission being
given.  I've very little interest in snooping on my users.  Certainly,
time and again, I think it might be keen to know what was REALLY going
on and where, but I have never seen any of the problems like what you
mention that you suspect.  Certainly, we have a few problems in our
campus-wide facilities which encourage people to be suspicious - I've
known a number of undergrads (sorry for the stereo-type, but they
really were undergrads) who abuse or attempt to abuse the facilities.
However, I've not heard of a case (other than a particular CS prof)
where someone caused rampant destruction and wasn't an undergrad.
(Note: The CS prof put a virus on a piece of software that was
distributed to 3 or 4 classes (about 200 people each) and was publicly
availble via appleshare - it was kinda funny - but then again, I
didn't have to use the software that semester!



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