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From: nolan@tssi.UUCP (Michael Nolan)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: /rsh and /usr/bin/mailx - are they incompatible?
Summary: So how about a 'dumb' pager
Keywords: rsh,mailx,restricted,mail
Message-ID: <1741@tssi.UUCP>
Date: 26 Jul 90 16:28:17 GMT
References: <1733@tssi.UUCP> <2834@awdprime.UUCP> <2911@awdprime.UUCP>
Organization: Tailored Software Svcs, Lincoln Neb
Lines: 20

In article <2911@awdprime.UUCP>, tif@doorstop.austin.ibm.com (Paul Chamberlain) writes:
> That was why I mentioned that they might disable the pager.  At least
> they could still use mail (no editor though).

Ever tried to read a long e-mail without a pager?  Disabling it is not a viable
solution.

So, why isn't there a 'dumb' pager, one that pages and *nothing* else!
It seems stupid to point out a hole in unix security, and then have the
only solution be to disable the bugger causing it.  Surely sombody out there
could hack together a pager. 

(How about a contest for the *shortest* C program that works as a 'dumb' pager?
Sounds like a great item for the 1991 obfuscated C code contest!)  
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