The admin isn't the only user that has valuable information.  I don't
think we are talking only about network security, but data security as well.

--mat

Kevin Kreamer wrote:
> Dustin Puryear wrote:
>   
>> What are your thoughts on whether email accounts should be separate
>> from normal network accounts? Pros? Cons? Should companies just not
>> allow external access to email via POP or IMAP and just require
>> Webmail access so users have to manually enter passwords? Does that
>> solve the real problem? I'm interested in hearing what everyone has to
>> say.
>>     
>
> I'm going to add here the opinion that if your network security relies
> on the security of non-admin user passwords, you've already got
> problems.  Likewise if your admins pick insecure passwords or write them
> down in sticky notes.
>
> Kevin
>
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