[techtalk] Slightly OT: My dopey sysadmin strikes again!

[Melissa Plunkett]

Yes, the sysadmin job at educational institutions....oh the interesting 
situations you get that do not seem to happen at any other 
institutions.

I feel your pain sister, I really do:)

Melissa

Kath wrote:
> 
> Whats even worse is we are running Frontpage Extensions on the server to
> support the people who use FP2000.  Today I told the kid who put them on
> there, "Dude, we are a hack waiting to happen" and he is like "I don't care
> if we get hacked, especially if it is next year when I'm not here". =(  oi
> vey!!!
> 
> - Kath, who needs to find a bridge to jump off of quick
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <stephanie1200 at netscape.net>
> To: <ranger at optonline.net>
> Cc: <techtalk at linuxchix.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 4:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [techtalk] Slightly OT: My dopey sysadmin strikes again!
> 
> > What did you say your IP address was??
> >
> > j/k =)
> >
> > Kath <ranger at optonline.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > <rant>
> > > We have a web based homework assignment doo hickey.
> > >
> > > He has started giving me names of teachers who to participate in it and
> starts giving me the teachers names and the password HE wants. And they are
> absolutely retarded. If the user's name is Joe Smith, he puts the password
> down as "joes" or if the user's name is Mary Turnkey "maryt". =O
> > >
> > > We are a hack waiting to happen :|
> > >
> > > At least it isn't actual accounts on the server, just access to one page
> via PHP/MySQL, but I can imagine the porn popups now when some elementary
> school kid goes to click on their homework.
> > >
> > > We don't even md5 the passwords, since the teachers are rather forgetful
> and we like to be able to look up their passwords via the console. sigh :(
> > >
> > > </rant>
> > >
> > > - Kath the Frustrated
> > >
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