From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Feb 1 17:13:59 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA17308 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 1 Feb 1999 17:13:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from cm110108.cableco-op.com (cm110108.cableco-op.com [206.24.110.108]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA17301 for ; Mon, 1 Feb 1999 17:13:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jwg@cm110108.cableco-op.com) Received: (from jwg@localhost) by cm110108.cableco-op.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA06117; Mon, 1 Feb 1999 17:14:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jwg) Message-ID: <19990201171400.12924@cm110119.cableco-op.com> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 17:14:00 -0800 From: Jeff Gray To: Joe Lira , Jeff Gray Cc: sporkl@ix.netcom.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Telnet Chat (Was: Re: Tar Files) References: <19990201153059.28813@cm110119.cableco-op.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.89.1i In-Reply-To: ; from Joe Lira on Mon, Feb 01, 1999 at 03:39:01PM -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hmmm... must be my error as I cannot duplicate it. Maybe I was root on this machine when I tried it but this xterm is not set up as root and history does not it. % history 130|grep root 126 history 130 | grep root sorry for the comment, nice program, thanks for the tip. Jeff On Mon, Feb 01, 1999 at 03:39:01PM -0800, Joe Lira wrote: > Is it possible for a telnet session to log you in as root on your host > machine?? I'd be very surprised. > > I've been using on and working with this chat program ffor years, and i've > never had that happen to me or heard about it happening to anyone else. > > joe > > On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Jeff Gray wrote: > > > Just tried this out and it seems to have a chroot in it somewhere. > > When I exited from the chat session I ran whoami and I was root on my own machine. > > > > Jeff > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 01, 1999 at 05:31:50PM -0500, Spike wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Joe Lira wrote: > > > > > > > well i will keep my mouth shut from now on until i know what i'm doing :) > > > > > > > > by the way, a friend of mine and I got a sweet little telnet chat program > > > > running. feel free to stop by ( telnet joe.to port 7227 ) > > > > > > Hey, I stopped by joe.to and it is really neat. It looks like a good place > > > to get quick answers to questions. > > > > > > > > > > > it interfaces the the web in numerous ways: > > > > www.joe.to/cgi-bin/stats > > > > www.joe.to/current.shtml > > > > www.joe.to/cgi-bin/profiles?command=view > > > > this page requires you to have logged in to the chat system first > > > > www.joe.to/cgi-bin/mail?command=login > > > > > > > > joe > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Spike Gronim > > > sporkl@ix.netcom.com > > > > > > > > > The majority only rules those who let them. > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > Version: 2.6.3ia > > > Charset: noconv > > > > > > iQCVAwUBNrYrVp31G6IEwnwxAQHOowQAoaegLIyLd/wFNUJnu/jXVN2Dn7KoCg0k > > > oGOJ0/braW/TZA/1iMTTaF27ho6HARkdVxjpSkTIxcI2lbltuKk+BNKOVvj4IZdI > > > HMRDJOBUQEt+9BVbiveO2NTSNXGALrH/6N+AGsCEoml4GU9JkaIgmIqacXJEGfZp > > > 3zs5Hja8fQs= > > > =j5mI > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message