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Re: Sending escape sequences to xterms via wall/talk

From: mike_raffety () il us swissbank com (Mike Raffety)
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 94 05:24:23 CDT

Of course having a sym link in your file space along the lines of:
core -> /dev/rsd0a and as xterm runs as root, is also a good way of
breaking your machine...


setuid programs don't produce core dumps; it's a security feature.

Current thread:

Re: Wall and talkd pass binary data Bob Page (Jul 19)
- Re: Wall and talkd pass binary data Craig Presson (Jul 20)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Wall and talkd pass binary data Rob Quinn (Jul 19)
  - Flash/talkd Patrick Mcdowell (Jul 20)
    - Re: Flash/talkd Eric Wedaa (Jul 20)
  - Re: Wall and talkd pass binary data a.e.mossberg (Jul 20)
- Re: Wall and talkd pass binary data Martin Sean Bennet - Sun UK - CSG Engineer (Jul 20)
  - Re: Sending escape sequences to xterms via wall/talk Mike Raffety (Jul 20)
    - Re: Sending escape sequences to xterms via wall/talk Christopher A. Stewart (Jul 20)
    - Re: Sending escape sequences to xterms via wall/talk Andrew Beckett (Jul 21)
    - setuid root programs and core dumps Rob Quinn (Jul 21)
    - Re: Sending escape sequences to xterms via wall/talk Paul Daw (Jul 21)
    - Re: Sending escape sequences to xterms via wall/talk Evil Pete (Jul 21)
    - Re: Sending escape sequences to xterms via wall/talk Christopher A. Stewart (Jul 21)
    - Re: Sending escape sequences to xterms via wall/talk pluvius (Jul 22)
    - Is starting a user program on priv port via inetd dangerous ? Doug McLaren (Jul 21)
    - Re: Is starting a user program on priv port via inetd dangerous ? Eric Murray (Jul 21)
    - Re: Is starting a user program on priv port via inetd dangerous ? matthew green (Jul 21)

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