From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jan 19 22:16:47 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id WAA09817 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 19 Jan 1996 22:16:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from argus.flash.net (root@[206.149.24.19]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id WAA09809 for ; Fri, 19 Jan 1996 22:16:41 -0800 (PST) Received: (from lists@localhost) by argus.flash.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) id AAA00519; Sat, 20 Jan 1996 00:14:36 -0600 From: mailing list account Message-Id: <199601200614.AAA00519@argus.flash.net> Subject: Re: Telnet to www.rutgers.edu starts Lynx. How? To: rcummins@cyberenet.net (rcummins) Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 00:14:36 -0600 (CST) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: from "rcummins" at Jan 19, 96 06:18:11 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk In reply: > As the subject says, if one telnets to www.rutgers.edu, they have > Lynx run automatically w/o asking for a login. I assume they replaced > telnetd with something, or did they hack it? How'd they do that? Clues, > suggestions, or even an actual answer would be appreciated. instead of telnetd they start lynx from /etc/inetd.conf i would assume. Jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" jbryant@argus.flash.net - FlashNet Communications - Ft. Worth, Texas