🚀 go-pugleaf

Mark,
	History indicates that "whistle blowing" is not generally appreciated
regardless of its well meaning intent.  Unless DoD specifies requirements
for Unix use on the internet, I doubt that anything will change.

	Although there are lots of security problems with Unix and its
network code, I thought I would relate my experience with this type of
problem.  Many years ago I had responsibility for a Unix system that
was used by competing contractors and a government agency.  My job was
to prevent importation of non-approved code that could compromise the
integrity of the system.  I also had to keep the various groups from
digging into each others files.  I modified the access code for the
network and the file system.  It took me roughly 2 hours work and
I was able to restrict access by user and source location.  I also logged
all access attempts good or bad.  My point is that the effort to 
dramatically improve control is not costly.

	I suggest that this discussion is no longer useful to the
TCP-IP mailing list and can be continued off-line.  I generally
approve of comments that will evoke an emotional response since they
will generate much more data than those that are more benign.

Alan