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Article #328Re: alt 255
From: Rich Holland
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 23:43
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 23:43
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exuptr@exu.ericsson.se (exuptr@exu.ericsson.se) writes: >From a program, you can actually put a space (ASCII 32) in the filename. >This will prevent some hacker from using the alt-255 trick to delete your >file. Of course, if you create a file ' abc.xyz', it can be gotten rid of >with the command 'del *.xyz'. In the academic computer lab I worked in, this used to happen all the time. The word perfect books said to save the first exercise as "CHAPT11 .EX1" and the students always did. :-) We deleted it with 'del chapt11?.ex1'.... -- Rich Holland | INTERNET: holland@matt.ksu.ksu.edu 100 Jardine Terr, Apt A7 | BITNET : holland@ksuvm Manhattan, KS 66502-3357 | UUCP : ...!rutgers!matt.ksu.ksu.edu!holland "Jesus saves...but Gretzky gets the rebound! He shoots! He scores!!"
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!matt.ksu.ksu.edu!news From: holland@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Rich Holland) Newsgroups: alt.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: alt 255 Date: 26 Aug 1992 18:43:59 -0500 Organization: Kansas State University Lines: 18 Message-ID: <17h4vvINNp71@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> References: <92238.135238MCHAMINA@ESTEC.BITNET> <exuptr.390.714845407@exu.ericsson.se> NNTP-Posting-Host: matt.ksu.ksu.edu