From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Feb 27 15:12: 1 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from nebula.cybercable.fr (d217.dhcp212-126.cybercable.fr [212.198.126.217]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C48A37B71B for ; Tue, 27 Feb 2001 15:11:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mux@qualys.com) Received: (from mux@localhost) by nebula.cybercable.fr (8.11.2/8.11.2) id f1RNBco03327; Wed, 28 Feb 2001 00:11:38 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mux) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 00:11:37 +0100 From: Maxime Henrion To: hackers@freebsd.org Cc: Matt Dillon Subject: Re: talk(1) patch to allow 8bits characters Message-ID: <20010228001137.I345@nebula.cybercable.fr> References: <20010227205309.D345@nebula.cybercable.fr> <200102272258.f1RMwmF67311@earth.backplane.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <200102272258.f1RMwmF67311@earth.backplane.com>; from dillon@earth.backplane.com on Tue, Feb 27, 2001 at 02:58:48PM -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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