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Article #572Re: Possibly nefarious users
From: Brian Kantor
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1991 21:29
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1991 21:29
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I don't consider a single attempt to log on as "guest" to be a cracking attempt - but then, you see, I've been arpanauting since about 1971, when just about every system on the net HAD a guest account. Most don't nowadays, but it's no harm to ask. Think of it as ringing the doorbell. Trying anything else might be cause for concern. But "guest"? Naw, that's ok. BTW, UCSD hasn't got any guest accounts. But if you try to log on as guest, you'll politely be told that, then disconnected. According to our logs, two or three people a day do precisely that, and most of them don't try anything further. They're happy and so am I. - Brian
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!lll-winken!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ucla-cs!ucivax!orion.oac.uci.edu!ucsd!brian From: brian@ucsd.Edu (Brian Kantor) Newsgroups: comp.admin.policy Subject: Re: Possibly nefarious users Message-ID: <35313@ucsd.Edu> Date: 7 Jun 91 21:29:24 GMT References: <2D.-_.N@cs.widener.edu> <1991Jun6.214915.18946@athena.mit.edu> Organization: The Avant-Garde of the Now, Ltd. Lines: 13