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From: pauls at utdallas.edu (Paul Schmehl)
Subject: Security Watch Essay (was: (no subject))

--On Thursday, February 12, 2004 09:39:41 AM -0800 Trevor Benson 
<tbenson@...networks.com> wrote:

> You know what I love. How a usefull list has 40% of the posts some snotty
> little comment a child (regardless of chronological age) has to make to
> insult someone else in the list.  Which of course spawns the other 40%
> rebuttals to the attacks.  When in all reality, not one of us cared what
> the child said, or the defense of your decision to post.
>
> Hmmm, trying to remember. Did I join the list for Soap Opera while reading
> email, or to keep up with current issues and security???  I am guessing it
> must have been the soap operas......

Just apply the standard 80/20 rule.  80% of the posts are useless.  The 
other 20% make the list worth subscribing to.

Paul Schmehl (pauls@...allas.edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
The University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu