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- From: roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
- Subject: Re: File called "SUICIDE.IBM"
- Message-ID: <9syZqB2w165w@cybrspc.UUCP>
- Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 11:39:55 CDT
- References: <drice.716170061@ponder>
- Organization: Villa CyberSpace, Minneapolis, MN
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- drice@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Keith Rice) writes:
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- > NEVER TYPE AN UNKNOWN FILE!!!!!
- >
- > Using TYPE to display the contents of a file could turn out to be a BIG
- > mistake. Usin TYPE on a file with imbedded ANSI strings could remap
- > your keyboard (i.e. remap F3 (or any other key) to enter
- > "echo y | del *.*", causing deletion of an entire directory).
- >
- > Use a utility like LIST.
-
- And use an ANSI driver to which you
-
- a) have the source
-
- b) have disabled that pesky redefinition
-
- That way, you simply don't have those problems.
- --
- Roy M. Silvernail -- [my machine ] "Sometimes, you're the windshield....
- roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu [my opinions] sometimes, you're the bug!"
- cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu [my $0.0275 ] --Mark Knopfler
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