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Date:      Mon, 4 Jan 1999 10:11:17 -0500 (EST)
From:      Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com>
To:        Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@auss2.alcatel.com.au>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: New boot blocks for serial console ...
Message-ID:  <Pine.HPP.3.96.990104101032.6101D-100000@hp9000.chc-chimes.com>
In-Reply-To: <99Jan5.075256est.40325@border.alcanet.com.au>

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On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, Peter Jeremy wrote:

> The energy required to adequately fry the semiconductors could be
> easily stored in capacitors within the box - and even rigged to
> trigger immediately if the mains disappears (maybe only if the
> appropriate incantation is not provided beforehand).

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.

- bill fumerola - billf@chc-chimes.com - BF1560 - computer horizons corp -
- ph:(800) 252-2421 - bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - billf@FreeBSD.org  -




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