Date: Sun, 30 Apr 95 18:34:40 MDT From: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert) To: julian@ref.tfs.com (Julian Elischer) Cc: pritc003@maroon.tc.umn.edu, ache@astral.msk.su, hackers@FreeBSD.org, sos@login.dknet.dk Subject: Re: Screen print capability Message-ID: <9505010034.AA04581@cs.weber.edu> In-Reply-To: <199505010014.RAA00443@ref.tfs.com> from "Julian Elischer" at Apr 30, 95 05:14:15 pm
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> > No, what the console can do is take an escape sequence and as a result, > > report the screen contents as if they were being typed at the > > keyboard, spacing, color, and all. > > This is REALLY DANGEROUSE!!!!!!! > > consider: > mail root <<DONE > x > rm -rf /& > [sequence to make screen send contents from keyboard] > > DONE The mail utility isn't supposed to allow escape sequences through. I agree it can be dangerous to yourself. Doctor, it hurts when I do this... Terry Lambert terry@cs.weber.edu --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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