Re: Got this - not sure of authenticity. Better safe etc...

Richard Chycoski (richard@wizard.ucs.sfu.ca)
Tue, 6 Dec 94 10:44:09 PST

> There is no way to transmit a virus to a computer via the terminal.
> Sure, maybe you can turn the printer on and off. Or maybe start up  
an
> zmodem download but you cannot get a virus on a remote machine by  
sending
> ascii...
> 

> Jason

Bzzzzt! Wrong answer!

Haven't you ever heard of the programmable keyboard feature in ANSI?

(The implementation is left as an exercise to the hacker...)

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- Richard Chycoski                    richard@sfu.ca (NeXT Mail OK)
  Senior Systems Consultant
  Academic Computing Services
  Simon Fraser University