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From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Copyright startup lines <was: SECURITY BUG IN ISC UNIX SYSV386>
Message-ID: <_EN9KDD@xds13.ferranti.com>
Date: 22 Feb 91 18:15:32 GMT
References: <PAX.91Feb13093318@megasys.com> <goBeX10w163w@aegis.or.jp> <1991Feb17.130459.29719@virtech.uucp> <375@metran.UUCP>
Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva)
Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
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In article <375@metran.UUCP> jay@metran.UUCP (Jay Ts) writes:
> The ANSI-standard "clear screen" escape sequence is ESC-c.

The ANSI standard "clear screen" sequence is <ESC>[2J. <ESC>c is the
"reset terminal" sequence. Urban Legend has it that at least one freeware
PC terminal emulator used to reboot the computer when you sent it this
one. At any rate, it's not a good thing to send down a serial line to
an unknown terminal.

In any case, don't you suppose someone dialling in and wanting to crack the
system would know enough to capture this stuff?
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