Re: Geeky Question

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From: Angus Creech
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 00:00

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Charlie Stross (charlie@pc.antipope.org) wrote:
: >
: >Well, never having been anywhere near an San Franciscan gay bathhouse, I
: >don't know quite you mean. Perhaps you could elucidate further?
: 
: He means that what you're talking about doing is the security equivalent
: of opening your windows and front door, putting a sign out front saying
: "GONE SHOPPING FOR A NEWER LAPTOP", and walking away whistling.

Ah ha - but I'm using NT challenge/response for logins to the web site;
so the whole system is as secure (ahem) as the NT file system.

-- 

Angus

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From: creech@tardis.ed.ac.uk (Angus Creech)
Subject: Re: Geeky Question
Date: 2000/04/10
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