Re: Hacking a Personal Computer via E-mail

• To: Chris Garrigues <cwg@DeepEddy.Com>
• Subject: Re: Hacking a Personal Computer via E-mail
• From: carson@lehman.com
• Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 14:09:54 -0400
• Cc: Rolf Weber <weber@iez.com>, 69100476@bdi-stu.hsmaastricht.nl, www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu (www-security), cwg@deepeddy.DeepEddy.Com
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• Reply-To: carson@lehman.com

>>>>> "Chris" == Chris Garrigues <cwg@DeepEddy.Com> writes:

Chris> There is no turing equivalence between protocols....If you're saying
Chris> that you can run telnet on port 25 to get past packet filters, that's
Chris> true, but that's not "using email to tunnel telnet".

Not true, mon cher. Take a look at the April fool's RFC for IP via carrier
pigeon. I know that someone has done IP via e-mail as a design, but I'm not
sure if it was ever implemented even as a proof-of-concept. Anyone?

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• Re: Hacking a Personal Computer via E-mail
• From: Rolf Weber <weber@iez.com>
• Re: Hacking a Personal Computer via E-mail
• From: Chris Garrigues <cwg@DeepEddy.Com>

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