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- From: jc@raven.bu.edu (James Cameron)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin
- Subject: Re: rcp crashs machine.
- Message-ID: <JC.92Jul28174001@raven.bu.edu>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 21:40:01 GMT
- References: <stevew.712354499@helios>
- Sender: news@bu.edu
- Organization: What do you mean 'That *can't* be done????'
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- In-reply-to: stevew@helios.unl.edu's message of 28 Jul 92 20:14:59 GMT
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- >>>>> "Steve" == Steve Wu <stevew@helios.unl.edu> writes:
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- Steve> Nntp-Posting-Host: helios.unl.edu
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- Steve> By an accident I have found that doing rcp to a remote
- Steve> sun's audio port would crash the remote machine. e.g
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- Steve> rcp file host:/dev/audio.
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- Steve> I test this on serverl different sun {sparc2, IPX} and
- Steve> different os {4.1.1, 4.1.2} they all have the same problem.
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- Steve> Does anyone have this problem?
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- Steve> steve
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- Yes, this occurs here as well on an SS2 running 4.1.1 Was rather
- surprised when someone tried to make the computer laugh at me but
- instead it crashed.
- --
- -- James Cameron (jc@raven.bu.edu) (617) 353-2879
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- System Manager, Signal Processing and Interpretation Lab. Boston, Mass
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