From owner-freebsd-current Mon Jan 4 13:24:12 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA06891 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 13:24:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from hp9000.chc-chimes.com (hp9000.chc-chimes.com [206.67.97.84]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA06876 for ; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 13:24:05 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from billf@chc-chimes.com) Received: from localhost by hp9000.chc-chimes.com with SMTP (1.39.111.2/16.2) id AA209823624; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 10:27:04 -0500 Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 10:27:04 -0500 (EST) From: Bill Fumerola To: Poul-Henning Kamp Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New boot blocks for serial console ... In-Reply-To: <15919.915484286@critter.freebsd.dk> Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, 4 Jan 1999, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > >So killing the power would destroy the computer. That is one helluva > >denial of service attack. Screw nestea2 and the script kiddies, all I need > >is a pair of bolt cutters. > > Well, to some people that is better than them getting access to > the data. Usually though, you'll also need a very large crane to > lift the thing and the concrete foundation it is bolted onto to > get to the wires... I'd laugh the first time some construction weenie across the street took out the block's power with a backhoe. We're digressing from boot blocks though... - bill fumerola - billf@chc-chimes.com - BF1560 - computer horizons corp - - ph:(800) 252-2421 - bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - billf@FreeBSD.org - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message