1996-09-18 - Re: PGP in the workplace

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From: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
To: osborne@gateway.grumman.com (Rick Osborne)
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Message ID: <199609180543.WAA25405@slack.lne.com>
Reply To: <3.0b16.32.19960917232055.005410c0@gateway.grumman.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-09-18 09:09:38 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 17:09:38 +0800

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From: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 17:09:38 +0800
To: osborne@gateway.grumman.com (Rick Osborne)
Subject: Re: PGP in the workplace
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Rick Osborne writes:
> 
> Here's one I figure you all would just love:

[...]

> Upon explaining to them that I was simply trying to make sure of my own
> security, I was told that I was to just assume that I was secure, and that
> *any* 'poking around' was found to be "highly aggravating" and could only
> only "exascerbate the situation further."


Quit and go work somewhere that's reasonable.  A decent IS department
doesn't play games like these; one that's full of morons does.

Talented people, especially those who know security, are
in demand at the moment.  So you shouldn't have to put up with
petty-tyrant bullshit- go find a company that is staffed by human beings.


-- 
Eric Murray  ericm@lne.com  ericm@motorcycle.com  http://www.lne.com/ericm
PGP keyid:E03F65E5 fingerprint:50 B0 A2 4C 7D 86 FC 03  92 E8 AC E6 7E 27 29 AF





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