War Games

From: will emerson <wpe_at_interserv.com>
Date: Tue Sep 23 18:48:18 1997

SYSTAT.... As memory (tries to) serve me, you used to be able to get
away with
that back in the earlier DECnet days with VMS V<mumble> too... There
also used
to be some system info commands that would work with out login with
TOPS-10..
Damned if I can remember them... Haft'a dig out my notes outta' th'
cellar....
  .W SYS or something like that?????


Will

Anthony Clifton wrote:

> > > He did a lot of majik that was technically suspect! Most secure
> systems
> > > back then would at best give you three tries at the password and
> drop you
> > > and if you tried the account within 15 minutes you were again
> dropped and
> > And I don't know of a login paradigm where you can type "HELP GAMES"
> and
> > get a list og games to play. How a staff of government programmers
> could
> > overlook a security crater opening like that stretches the
> imagination.
>
> Actually, you could ask RSTS systems I believe for help at the login
> prompt. You could also say SYSTAT and get a list of processes/users
> etc
> if I recall correctly.
>
> Anthony Clifton - WireHead Prime and Wargames Apologist



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Received on Tue Sep 23 1997 - 18:48:18 BST

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