[comp.sys.mac.comm] Restricting system 7 file sharing.

JRowe@exua.exeter.ac.uk (John Rowe) (06/25/91)

Well last week system 7 was expected here in the UK 'next week' so I
have a question.

We have a network of Macs connected to ethernet via a Webster
Multiport gateway. If I export a folder from a System 7 Mac (or
whatever the correct term is) do I have any control over which zones
can access it? Or can anyone on campus with a Mac connected to
ethernet and a list of first names play at seeing which Macs s/he can
hack into? I asked Webster about this and they seemed to think I came
from another planet. I hope that's because anyone who knows anything
about System 7 knows you can and so it's a really stupid question.  My
fear is it's because they think that passwords provide an adequate
level of security.