Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 00:11:37 +0100 From: Maxime Henrion <mux@qualys.com> To: hackers@freebsd.org Cc: Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com> Subject: Re: talk(1) patch to allow 8bits characters Message-ID: <20010228001137.I345@nebula.cybercable.fr> In-Reply-To: <200102272258.f1RMwmF67311@earth.backplane.com>; from dillon@earth.backplane.com on Tue, Feb 27, 2001 at 02:58:48PM -0800 References: <20010227205309.D345@nebula.cybercable.fr> <200102272258.f1RMwmF67311@earth.backplane.com>
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Matt Dillon wrote: > This is an extremely dangerous patch. A number of terminal protocols > have a 'talkback' escape sequence that allow you to write data > that the terminal then copies back as if someone typed it. I remember > using this feature quite a lot while at Berkeley to, ah, break into > people's accounts :-) > > isprintf() is in there to prevent extranious escape sequences from > blowing up the other guy's window. > -Matt I wasn't aware of this at all. I will know now, thanks :-) Maxime -- Don't be fooled by cheap finnish imitations ; BSD is the One True Code Key fingerprint = F9B6 1D5A 4963 331C 88FC CA6A AB50 1EF2 8CBE 99D6 Public Key : http://www.epita.fr/~henrio_m/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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