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> 	Shhh, This is not directly related to WWW, but this is so huge, 
>	I thought I would share it with everyone:
> 	rsh hostname -l -froot
> 	
> 	where hostname is an AIX or Linux box will gain you root access to 
> 	that machine.
> 	
> 	Sorry to help fill your mailbox but I thought I would let you know.

This ended up in my mail box. It looks to be the bug everyone is looking
for.

Ciao,

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Richard Bainter          Mundanely     |    System Analyst        - OMG/CSD
Pug                      Generally     |    Applied Research Labs - U.Texas
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