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I agree that what you describe is a very good setup for some computers. However, my point is that in other situations a department should be able to say that particular computers have *no* private workspace. At 05:22 PM 3/30/2005, Doug Nelson wrote: >On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 04:38:00PM -0500, Chris Wolf wrote: > >> My understanding of workplace rules (even at the University) ... > >My personal views/understanding is that there are reasonable ways to >resolve the SAU/workplace rules dichotomy. For example, within my area, >I run many servers, and my staff have their own accounts on most of these >servers, and sometimes have files under their account space. However, >by mutual agreement, each member of my staff has their own private >space, which includes their personal AFS space, their personal e-mail >account(s), and (for the most part) the contents of their assigned >workstation. All other space, e.g. shared mailboxes and space on >servers other than the mail server, is declared to be departmental >workspace, and thus outside the personal privacy protections / issues. > >And if there's ever a case where a question arises about whether some >personal files are stored in "departmental" space, I would ask first, >before perusing the files in question. > >I don't consider this as much a policy, but rather an understanding >of the workplace environment. > >I do agree, though, that the current SAU can use updating, and I >applaud the efforts of the NCC subcommittee that is working on their >recommendations for NCC and VP Gift. > >Doug > > >-- > > >Doug Nelson, Network Manager | [log in to unmask] >Academic Computing and Network Services | Ph: (517) 353-2980 >Michigan State University | http://www.msu.edu/~nelson/ --Chris ============================================== Chris Wolf Computer Service Manager Agricultural Economics [log in to unmask] Michigan State University 517 353-5017