1994-12-08 - Re: My apologies to the list (Re: ANSI Bombs are still a threat?)

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From: Ben <samman@CS.YALE.EDU>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1994-12-08 17:01:34 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 8 Dec 94 09:01:34 PST

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From: Ben <samman@CS.YALE.EDU>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 94 09:01:34 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: My apologies to the list (Re: ANSI Bombs are still a threat?)
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> 
> 
> On Wed, 7 Dec 1994, Roy M. Silvernail wrote:
> 
> > That person asks that I post instructions for recovering from so heinous
> > an attack.  All I can suggest is escaping to a shell and doing a 'clear'
> > (or, under MS-DOS, 'cls').
> 
> I have found that some attacks that leave your screen doing strange 
> things can be recoverd from by ussing the talk command. This program, on 
> UNIX machines seems to reset alot of things that might have gone array 
> with your screen.

If you hit the control button with both mouse buttons at the same time in
twm(an X windows manager) there pops up a menu--choose the 'reset
terminal' option.

Ben.

Who's not signing cause the DEC Rainbow he's using to dial in isn't secure.

Thread

• Return to December 1994

• Return to “adam.philipp@ties.org (Adam Philipp)”
• Return to ““Anthony Wm. Iannotti” <tony@secapl.com>”
• Return to “Ben <samman@CS.YALE.EDU>”
• Return to “kafka@desert.xs4all.nl (Patrick ‘3l33t’ Oonk)”
• Return to “Michael Conlen <meconlen@IntNet.net>”
• Return to “roy@cybrspc.mn.org (Roy M. Silvernail)”

• Return to “rseymour@reed.edu (Robert Seymour)”

• 1994-12-07 (Tue, 6 Dec 94 23:37:21 PST) - Re: Good times virus (ANSI BOMB?) - adam.philipp@ties.org (Adam Philipp)
  • 1994-12-07 (Wed, 7 Dec 94 15:21:50 PST) - ANSI Bombs are still a threat? (was: Re: Good times virus (ANSI BOMB?)) - roy@cybrspc.mn.org (Roy M. Silvernail)
    • 1994-12-08 (Wed, 7 Dec 94 22:27:07 PST) - My apologies to the list (Re: ANSI Bombs are still a threat?) - roy@cybrspc.mn.org (Roy M. Silvernail)
      • 1994-12-08 (Thu, 8 Dec 94 07:57:14 PST) - Re: My apologies to the list (Re: ANSI Bombs are still a threat?) - Michael Conlen <meconlen@IntNet.net>
        • 1994-12-08 (Thu, 8 Dec 94 09:01:34 PST) - Re: My apologies to the list (Re: ANSI Bombs are still a threat?) - Ben <samman@CS.YALE.EDU>
          • 1994-12-08 (Thu, 8 Dec 94 10:02:38 PST) - Fixing Flash/ANSI Bomb/Terminal Screwup - rseymour@reed.edu (Robert Seymour)
        • 1994-12-10 (Sat, 10 Dec 94 10:12:53 PST) - Re: My apologies to the list (Re: ANSI Bombs are still a threat?) - kafka@desert.xs4all.nl (Patrick ‘3l33t’ Oonk)
    • 1994-12-08 (Thu, 8 Dec 94 06:17:48 PST) - Re: ANSI Bombs are still a threat? (was: Re: Good times virus (ANSI BOMB?)) - “Anthony Wm. Iannotti” <tony@secapl.com>