Received: by nummer-3.proteosys id <01C19443.4E74560C@nummer-3.proteosys>; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:42:14 +0100 In-Reply-To: CHAA006%VAX.RHBNC.AC.UK@vm.gmd.de's message of Tue, 12 Nov 91 11:26:12 BST <9111121139.AA13025@ufer.ZIB-Berlin.DE> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.4E74560C" Return-Path: <@vm.gmd.de:LATEX-L@DHDURZ1.BITNET> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 x-vm-v5-data: ([nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil][nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil]) x-to: LATEX-L%DHDURZ1.BITNET@vm.gmd.de Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: RE: automatic update Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1991 12:54:09 +0100 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: From: "Rainer Schoepf" Sender: "LaTeX-L Mailing list" To: "Rainer M. Schoepf" Reply-To: "LaTeX-L Mailing list" Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 459 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.4E74560C Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Phil is concerned about security problems. That is a very important issue. I think there are two aspects involved: If we are talking about the updating anyone's installation there is, I believe, no solution. But if we are talking of only a few machines one can work out a security scheme. My main point is that if you restrict the system to only certain number of persons you can keep its workings secret and thus reduce the chance of intrusion dramatically. Besides: most of this applies only if you really install software automatically, not from distribution alone. Rainer ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.4E74560C Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: automatic update

Phil is concerned about security problems.

That is a very important issue. I think there are two = aspects
involved:

If we are talking about the updating anyone's = installation there is, I
believe, no solution. But if we are talking of only a = few machines one
can work out a security scheme. My main point is that = if you restrict
the system to only certain number of persons you can = keep its workings
secret and thus reduce the chance of intrusion = dramatically.

Besides: most of this applies only if you really = install software
automatically, not from distribution alone.

Rainer

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