1996-12-18 - RE: Ping of Death?

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From: Blake Coverett <blake@bcdev.com>
To: “cypherpunks@toad.com>
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Message ID: <01BBEC65.8DA20C00@bcdev.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-12-18 03:00:33 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 19:00:33 -0800 (PST)

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From: Blake Coverett <blake@bcdev.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 19:00:33 -0800 (PST)
To: "cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: RE: Ping of Death?
Message-ID: <01BBEC65.8DA20C00@bcdev.com>
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> Anyone heard of the Ping of Death, aka the Ping Bomb. It's a large chunk of
> hostile code, disguised as a mere ping, that can lead to server rebooting.

> Technology Assignment Editor, Wired News, http://www.wired.com/
> Producer, Packet, http://www.packet.com/

I read the two parts above and shake my head...
A 'technology assignment editor' that has missed 
this story till now, and can't use a search engine 
to boot?

-Blake (who should only look at the pictures)





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