Security v. Privacy (was Re: Is there anything that actuallygetsusers to fix their computers?)

Mon Oct 6 14:21:16 UTC 2003

<quote who="Sean Donelan">
> On Sun, 5 Oct 2003, David A. Ulevitch wrote:
>> > How many times did you disable the same user's network access because
>> > they didn't actually fix their computer but told you it was fixed?
>>
>> Just once, if they weren't patched they were automatically turned down
>> again. (automated, not human processing)
>
> Forever?  So the student can never use the university network again
> for as long as he or she remains at the school?  Even if he or she
> promises the computer is really fixed this time?

Every dorm has a "residential computer consultant" who can throw the
student's MAC_ADDR into a form and have it removed from the blocks.  Doing
this let's them get a routable IP address again.  If they are still
spewing traffic or other ungoodness they are blocked within a couple
minutes.  The students *want* to get their machines fixed when the realize
thay lying about fixing it doesn't work.

-davidu

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