Chances are he'd be violating the org's AUP, since most AUP's have a stipulation about using assigned accounts. That is NOT a good thing. Just because you don't get caught, or you have a good intention doesn't mean the action itself is right/good.
-Jonathan On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > And that's a bad thing? > > If you do it from an executive's PC, you get either or both of a > lockdown of the DL and locking screensavers. > > If you do it from your least favorite non-executive's machine you get the > same. > > Seems like a win for you no matter what. > > On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 05:30, Carl Houseman<c.house...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Think it through. If you do it from somebody's machine who would have > been > > allowed to use the DL, such as an executive, it doesn't help at all. > Not > > to mention, it will probably be found out that it was keyboard-jacking, > and > > not employee abuse of the DL, and the result will be mandated > > password-protected screen savers throughout. > > > > > > > > Carl > > > > > > > > From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 3:47 AM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Distribution lists > > > > > > > > That is actually a fine idea > > > > 2009/7/13 Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> > > > > This is an easy fix. > > > > Find (or compose) a silly email on someone else's non-attended, > > non-screensavered machine, and send it to the all users list. > > > > One of my favorites is to announce candy or cookies at the victim's desk. > > > > Be sure to wipe up for fingerprints afterward, if you happen to do it > > to an executive, though. > > > > Heh. > > > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 08:43, Kennedy, Jim<kennedy...@elyriaschools.org > > > > wrote: > >> +1 > >> > >> > >> > >> You have given them the recommendation and they have decided. Let it go, > >> move on and ignore the emails in the future. You may be sick of them but > >> management is not. Yet. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> From: Matt Moore [mailto:mattmoore...@hotmail.com] > >> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 11:22 AM > >> To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > >> Subject: RE: Distribution lists > >> > >> > >> > >> In that case my advice is to turn a blind eye and let those execs worry > >> about it. If it’s un-monitored, it’s just that. No worries. > >> > >> M > >> > >> > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> > >> From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] > >> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 7:20 AM > >> To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > >> Subject: Re: Distribution lists > >> > >> > >> > >> I would if I could, but I can't. Not until some idiot sends something > that > >> gets on one of the exec team's nerves. Just wondering if there was any > >> other > >> way I could spare myself some pain. > >> > >> I know the old adage about technological solutions to behavioural > >> problems, > >> though, it has never rung truer > >> > >> 2009/7/13 Matt Moore <mattmoore...@hotmail.com> > >> > >> Limit access to a chosen few and all the spam goes away. > >> > >> M > >> > >> > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> > >> From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] > >> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 7:07 AM > >> > >> To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > >> Subject: Distribution lists > >> > >> > >> > >> Afternoon Exchange gurus > >> > >> Is it possible to have the "All Staff" distribution list (or any other, > >> really) set up so that when an email is sent to it, it goes to an > >> administrator for approval first? I am sick of getting emails that say > >> "there is a salesman selling cards in reception" and when someone > spammed > >> the DL with a hoax that was well-documented on snopes.com, I ended up > >> getting a reprimand from my boss about being harsh to users. I only > >> threatened to remove her ability to send to the DL. Sheesh. I know that > we > >> shouldn't give all users the ability to send to it, but I doubt I am > going > >> to shift my boss's boss's stance on this one. > >> > >> Any other pointers would be also gratefully received, I am not much of > an > >> Exchange bod. > >> > >> TIA, > >> > >> > >> JRR > >> > >> -- > >> "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put > into > >> the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' 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