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On Tue, 20 Aug 2002, N. Richard Solis wrote: > I think that getting caught is a good indication that they take the security > of the facility seriously. Some places will ban you forever if you violate > their policies. The mantrap thing is there for a reason. People are always > free to build out their own spaces however they wish. If you don't like > their policies, don't colo there. Build your own. I like their approach of > controlling access very tightly. Overkill is definitely better than > underkill. My experience is that a lot of security measures that appear > ridiculous or redundant actually act as a defense-in-depth strategy. Their > practice of requiring a guard to leave the control booth to allow someone in > instead of using a buzzer may seem stupid but serves an important but not > entirely well-publicized purpose. I was not caught, that was my issue. They only gave me a hard time after I showed them all the issues they had with their security. My issue is they have very little control. ><> Nathan Stratton nathan at robotics.net http://www.robotics.net
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