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

[little () ragnarok hks com (Jim Littlefield)]

On Dec 6, 11:44am, Geir Inge Jensen wrote:
: >
: > 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...
:
: Well, if the terminal happens to be a PC, isn't it possible to remap a
: keyboard by sending ANSI escape sequences in the message? If so, just remap
: a key to be '<enter>DEL C:\*.*<enter>'! Should cause some damage...

Something to remember is that AOL provides a program for users to use when
dialing in. A bad security hole would exist if this program supports any
"magic" headers, etc.

Just my $0.02.

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