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Rob, So OBVIOUSLY they were being paid WAY too much, eh ? <BG> Chuck Rob Berendt wrote: > I knew of a place in Michigan that used to run their payroll on a S/36. > They had two copies of the library. One for executives and one for the > rest. They would delete one and install the other when they wanted to > run the payroll. All wires leading out of the computer room were severed > when the executive payroll was loaded. When complete, the DELETE was ran > with the option to write binary zeros over the old data. > > jccats@bright.net on 01/05/2000 04:03:17 PM > Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet > cc: > Fax to: > Subject: RE: LIMITING Programmer ACCES TO LIVE DATA > > LOL!! I agree.... I've got a great story for you.. > > Our payroll department has a package that reside on our AS/400... > they have a program that asks for a "master" password. Without > this password a person can't have access to other option on the > payroll menus. > > The Administrative group does not want IS to have that password > because they are afraid that we are going to access payroll files, > yet they want us to help them trouble shoot problems... we were > able to work around the password (and able to find what it was) just > to prove a point..... after all they want us to write reports/queries > and support the payroll system too... but God forbid we have > access to a few table files... > > It's amazing how little trust can be shown to IS professionals. > > I agree, if you don't trust the contractor, find another one. It > amazing that some companies think all "we" want to do is nose > through their files...... personally I really don't want to know how > much some people make, cause it will only make me mad !! Out > of sight.. out of mind.. > > Joanie > > +--- > | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! > | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. > | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com > +--- > > +--- > | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! > | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. > | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com > +--- +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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