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Article #6Re: A question of ethics
From: John Hascall
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 16:11
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 16:11
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mikec@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Michael CIAVARELLA) writes:
}I have a (hypothetical) situation which I'd appreciate ...
[... a short paraphrase ...
User A has accounts on machines XX & YY operated by separate departments.
Admin of XX forbids use of program P on XX or while using XX.
User A compiles P on YY.
Admin of XX impersonates A on XX and deletes P from A's account on YY.
...]
Were I the Admin of YY I would have the Admin of XX called on the carpet
post haste where I would urge that s/he be fired on the spot.
If, as someone else suggested, the XX admin called me and asked me to
delete P from A's account on YY, I would politely refuse (assuming P
was allowed on YY).
John
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ogicse!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!news.iastate.edu!john From: john@iastate.edu (John Hascall) Newsgroups: cs.general,aus.aarnet,comp.admin.policy Subject: Re: A question of ethics Keywords: ethics cracking law Message-ID: <1992Apr12.161105.7659@news.iastate.edu> Date: 12 Apr 92 16:11:05 GMT Article-I.D.: news.1992Apr12.161105.7659 References: <9209917.8951@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA Lines: 18