Re: Help zapping a printer

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From: Woody Baker Eagle Signal
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 1990 04:16

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In article <9448@scorn.sco.COM>, bobs (Bob Stayton, Yoyodoc) writes:
> 
> 
> This bit of Postscript code was posted some time ago.  It
> reboots a LaserWriter, sending it thru its startup sequence,
> including generating the test page.  Just send this to
> the printer as a regular print job.
> =========cut here===================
> %!
> %reboots LaserWriters
> serverdict begin
> 0 % or whatever your password is
> exitserver
> systemdict begin
> quit

This can also be used to defeat the setpassword "Vaccine". Since
this "vaccine" thing has moved around rather widely already (a friend
brought me some information that he got off echomac on FIDO NET!)8=}
I might mention that to be fool proof, one would have to redefine
cexec and quit.  Perhaps to check for an additional password or such..
8=}

Cheers
Woody

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From: woody@chinacat.Unicom.COM (Woody Baker @ Eagle Signal)
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Subject: Re: Help zapping a printer
Summary: This will also get the vaccine.
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Date: 26 Aug 90 04:16:13 GMT
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