[TriLUG] Fun Cheap Firewall (or web/email/dns/whatever server)

[Clay Stuckey]

I am not at liberty to discuss the specifics. I can only say that it  
is a DoD-wide policy that removable media has to be the type that  
spins. It is absolutely fine for me to use them at home for personal  
use. And I would say that the reasoning for this policy is very  
curious indeed.

Military Intelligence =  oxymoron

>
> Sorry to derail, but could you explain this statement a bit? USB thumb
> drives generally are frowned upon, or thumb drives as boot devices? If
> thumb drives generally, what are the consequences if someone discovers
> you have one on your person? I'm suddenly inordinately curious.
>