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- From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
- Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.multinet
- Subject: Re: Finger
- Date: 19 Nov 1992 03:35:56 GMT
- Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
- Lines: 29
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <1ef22sINNhgv@gap.caltech.edu>
- References: <1992Nov16.133456.9310@abo.fi> <Keith.W.Johnson.22.721965538@tek.com> <1992Nov17.071012.8426@abo.fi> <17NOV199211474748@carat.arizona.edu>,<3664@mitech.com>
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- In article <3664@mitech.com>, gjc@mitech.com (George J. Carrette) writes:
- >Of course, even standard VMS is not entirely immune to that sort of attack.
- >e.g.
- >
- > $ BELL[0,8] = 7
- > $ SET PROCESS/NAME="''BELL'FOO''BELL'"
- >
- >Now your usual commands such as SHOW PROC and SHOW SYS don't do funny
- >things with this situation, but CONTROL-T does ring your bell.
-
- Sure. And the filesystem isn't entirely bulletproof either. You can, after
- all:
- $ SET DEFAULT SYS$LOGIN:
- $ SET PROTECTION=O=RWED [...]*.*.*
- $ DELETE [...]*.*.*
- and delete all your files except for some directories. Please note that
- putting special characters in your process name IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DO TO
- YOURSELF. You can't screw up someone else's terminal that way; only your own.
-
- SHEESH! You'd think that people would be content with REAL problems with
- computers rather than making up problems that don't exist!
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL
-
- Disclaimer: Hey, I understand VAXen and VMS. That's what I get paid for. My
- understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below). So
- unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
- organization responsible for it. If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
- hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.
-