[HECnet] Public access?

[Steve Davidson]

If you are that worried about your security on a given system then make a standalone system available to the world and be done with it.   I am sure that I could come up with something if I could only find the time...   It really isn't that difficult.

-Steve


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From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE on behalf of Mark Wickens
Sent: Wed 9/25/2013 10:47
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: Re: [HECnet] Public access?



On 25/09/2013 01:54, Sampsa Laine wrote:
I'm always happy to take more users onto CHIMPY and the HILANT clusters - you think I should let people in comp.os.vms know about these?

Does anybody mind 'outsiders' getting access to HECnet?
I don't mind. Most will probably not explore the fact that there is a big DECnet behind the machines.
It is not that we are preventing people today either. It's just that there have never been much fuss about HECnet.

However, I can understand if some people feel worried about traffic and issues. If so, let us know, and we'll try to think of what to do.

This is why I manually vet the account requests - if the email address or name seem totally bullshit, I just ignore the request.

I get maybe 2-3 new users per week on each system..I personally don't want to let the Deathrow guys behind my firewall :)

sampsa


Sampsa

I'd seriously consider picking Steven Hoffman's brains on this before
opening a system up to the world.
I had thought about trying to get a VMS box collocated for a 'UK
deathrow' experience but Hoff seriously put me off the idea ;)
And I think you have the same 'seat of your pants' mentality that I do,
which probably isn't a win when you're looking to manage a public facing
system (or at least a public facing system that the public know about!)

Mark.

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