Thanks Larry,
This sounds like a decent compromise between the extremes (no
Protection, the Multiple User work arounds, and high security like
DiskGuard or others). I don't think that most folks wandering around
my office would be able to figure out that they would need a reboot
to defeat Blackwatch. And if they were smart enough to do that, they
probably are smart enough to defeat any security system--just open
the box, take the drive, and any of a myriad of tools can pull your
data off of it (for those times when an intruder may not be an office
mate--remember Los Alamos?).
This screensaver also sounds excellent for those Macs/monitors that
don't support Energy Saver mode. I've given up on After Dark and the
other screensavers out there as being too conflicting with the OS or
other software.
Nice to see that some Apple software engineers can write some usable
free apps on the side ;-)
Jim
>Subject: RE: Retrospect and OS 9
>From: "Larry Acosta Wong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 12:19:38 -0700
>
>Jim,
>To prevent intruders from disturbing the backup server while it's logged in,
>use the BlackWatch screen saver <http://penumbra.apple.com/blackwatch.html>
>to password protect your computer.
>
>
>BTW, there's a posting on the BlackWatch web site that says:
>
>(8/23/00) A patch for Retrospect (versions 4.0 through 4.3) is now
>available. This patch enables Retrospect to launch in the background when
>performing a scheduled backup, making it fully compatible with BlackWatch.
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