Re: 'stty', 'write', 'mail', 'readnews', et al.

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From: gwyn
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 1984 03:58

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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site houxm.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site brl-tgr.ARPA
Message-ID: <4432@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 5-Sep-84 23:58:13 EDT
Date-Received: Thu, 13-Sep-84 12:14:47 EDT

ite', 'mail', 'readnews', et al.
Organization: Ballistics Research Lab
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Yup, mail containing "bad" control sequences are known as
"letter bombs" and they too can be a security problem.

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arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!drutx!houxe!hogpc!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!hpda!fortune!amd!decwrl!decvax!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!gwyn

References: <895@trwrb.UUCP> <1228@dalcs.UUCP> <747@dual.UUCP> <46@rlgvax.UUCP> <318@wucs.UUCP>, <10028@gatech.URe: 'stty', 'wr

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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!drutx!houxe!hogpc!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!hpda!fortune!amd!decwrl!decvax!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!gwyn
From: gwyn@brl-tgr.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.bugs
Subject: Re: 'stty', 'write', 'mail', 'readnews', et al.
Message-ID: <4432@brl-tgr.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 5-Sep-84 23:58:13 EDT
Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.4432
Posted: Wed Sep  5 23:58:13 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 01:23:34 EDT
References: <895@trwrb.UUCP> <1228@dalcs.UUCP> <747@dual.UUCP> <46@rlgvax.UUCP> <318@wucs.UUCP>, <10028@gatech.URe: 'stty', 'wr
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