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Date:      Fri, 14 May 1999 08:16:26 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Rob Garrett <eagle@phc.igs.net>
To:        Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>
Cc:        rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com>, "K. Marsh" <durang@u.washington.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Clearing scrollback at logout [was: Newbie tip]
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9905140815340.48523-100000@eagle.phc.igs.net>
In-Reply-To: <19990514124114.42522@welearn.com.au>

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On Fri, 14 May 1999, Sue Blake wrote:

> On Thu, May 13, 1999 at 07:20:18PM -0700, rick hamell wrote:
> > 
> > > you're leaving behind.  Making the screen look like you were never there
> > > is pretty meaningless, unless you're trying to hide the fact that you
> > > logged in from a moron.
> > 
> > 	No, you're trying to hide important information that may still be 
> > displayed. :) Stuff that others can use to hack in. Granted, I agree with 
> > you, this is a bit paranoid. :)
> 
> So as you log out, cat a huge text file, then do a 'clear' ad lib.
> The Handbook and FAQ are excellent candidates.
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
just add clear to logout and be done with it..

rob



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