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

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From: Michael Conlen <meconlen@IntNet.net>
To: “Roy M. Silvernail” <roy@cybrspc.mn.org>
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UTC Datetime: 1994-12-08 15:57:14 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 8 Dec 94 07:57:14 PST

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From: Michael  Conlen <meconlen@IntNet.net>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 94 07:57:14 PST
To: "Roy M. Silvernail" <roy@cybrspc.mn.org>
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.

						Groove on Dude
						Michael Conlen

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• 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>