Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 17:14:00 -0800 From: Jeff Gray <jwg@cm110108.cableco-op.com> To: Joe Lira <joe@joe.to>, Jeff Gray <jwg@cm110108.cableco-op.com> Cc: sporkl@ix.netcom.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Telnet Chat (Was: Re: Tar Files) Message-ID: <19990201171400.12924@cm110119.cableco-op.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902011538040.25125-100000@c4.joe.to>; from Joe Lira on Mon, Feb 01, 1999 at 03:39:01PM -0800 References: <19990201153059.28813@cm110119.cableco-op.com> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902011538040.25125-100000@c4.joe.to>
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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
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