-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed March 10 2004 06:50, Andrew Graupe wrote: > Thank you for the support I have received. Firstly, I would like to > clear up a misconception. I am not running OS X. I am running Yellow > Dog Linux, which is essentially, Red Hat 8/9 ported to the PPC. > Secondly, some people have accused me of "wasting time to change the > school board". If this were true: I would try to get all new computers > with Linux pre-installed. I haven't done this. Secondly, I am merely > trying to stop the school board from moving against me, if anything. > During the two weeks I was gone, I was told that new "acceptable use of > electronic resources" were put into place, including monitoring of all > removable media, such as flash drives. As of now, PuTTY is considered > on the banned list. Another observation is that I don't REALLY want > linux, I just want connectivity to home. This is partially true, in > that I am not willing to put enough effort into it to get unrestrained > forms of Linux at school. Let's face it: if SSH to home bothers them, > my chances are pretty much nil anyway. Secondly, I DO want connectivity > to home. This is one of the most attractive features, as I can check an > unmonitored (GASP!) e-mail address, and be able to work at home without > sending files back and forth via my CBE-mail account. > > Lastly, some of you have criticized my treatment of the tech and/or the > principal. I reiterate: you do not have to send e-mails yet. I will > try for another day doing it the "nice" way. There is also some urgency > about this, as a rather large project of mine is on my G3, with no easy > way to get it to school. Even if I used my CBE-mail account, I could > not transfer it, because downloads are disabled for "security reasons". > I accept that the tech probably has no end of idiots trying to f*** > things up on a regular basis. I know someone who had password-dumping > utilities for Win2k. I am not saying he is wrong to be concerned about > security. I accept that people are inherently dishonest, especially > around my age. That being said: his efforts could be directed to a more > productive area than trying to stop me from accessing my home computer. > My goal is only to let myself and others use SSH. Once again: DO NOT > e-mail yet. If I can get PuTTY approved today, there will be no need > and I really will have wasted your time.
Good luck with your quest, Andrew. Just like to pass on some second-hand info I had received about the CBE from one of my instructors. The IT policy is controlled by the main office (or IT department) of the CBE and not by the individual schools. Their policy is fairly strict and restrictive. Your principal and tech are most likely following policy and do not wish any backlash from the IT department. Neil Bower Registered User # 323470 ( http://counter.li.org) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFATzarL5PebEz22pURAm15AKC5O0sRc21ObfpktzBxf5h/u/BRhwCglZVx XYmTBGvhkSlCDLrhJCqaoRk= =RddP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
