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These things are all in how you perceive them. My perceptions
evidently don't match yours.
I resent being accused of things I never did, didn't intend; and that
are off topic:
I can assure you that I had no intention of insulting you. I'm sure the same
goes for Malke. I'm truly sorry that you have taken offense at my words, as
that was not my goal (read my first reply to you - I may have been off base
in my assumptions, but I made a polite suggestion - and in my second reply,
I apologized for not being able to help you further.
I'd suggest that if you want to hang out in these newsgroups, or anywhere in
usenet (the MS groups are really pretty mild), you may wish to develop a
thicker skin where this sort of thing is concerned - and perhaps a more
genial approach. You're asking for free tech support from strangers,
remember! If someone has misunderstood, correct them politely. How about,
"I'm the systems administrator, I'm not worried about my admins, I'm worried
about my computer broadcasting my data to the others on the network".
Someone would probably still have responded with suggestions as to how you
could make sure the data is actually *secured* and inaccessible....and
likely have asked you more questions.
E.G.
Lanwrench hits me with, "don't expect you can actually hide anything
from the
admins." when what I actually asked for was how to hide some folders
from public view.
Given the minimal information you provided, I don't think anyone's
assumptions were so far off base. If you spend a little time lurking, and
reading (which is a good idea), you will see that the assumptions were based
on frequent, similar posts, most of which concern "how do I hide my stuff
from the admins?".
I didn't ask for, intend, or want the contents hidden from any
SysAdmin (who, by the way, is me);
Then I feel obliged to ask why you are posting this question in a Windows XP
newsgroup, without any mention of your network configuration, your role on
the network, your permissions as opposed to those of others, and what you've
tried so far? Why would your network or your computer be set up such that
this information would be broadcast? Why would it not be firewalled? If you
hide the name from being broadcast, what's to stop others from poking their
nose in anyway? Why is a computer in the reception area even on your network
at all, if it is left on / logged in / unmonitored?
By leaving out such detail, you essentially asked us to make several
assumptions - and if I made the wrong one, it's not because I was trying to
be malicious.
I simply inquired if it was
possible to mask some folders from public view,
Security by obscurity is not security at all. But here you go. If all you
care about is hiding the obvious from the uninformed, you could simply
disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP and there you go. No more *anything* in network
neighborhood. However, this certainly wouldn't satisfy me, were it my data.
I hope you will indeed post again if you have a need of it - these groups
can be a great resource. However, remember that you are dealing with people
who cannot see your computer from their own desks, who are fallible, who are
used to dealing with unclear and insufficiently detailed posts, and who are
volunteering their time to try to help others - and be a little patient. If
you want a direct one-on-one answer to a specific question, you can always
call MS product support services for a flat rate charge per call. Good luck,
and pax.
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