Aprinceto.3002 net.unix-wizards utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!mhtsa!allegra!princeto!north Thu Mar 4 15:49:36 1982 Re: security bug To solve the AWESOME security problem, just say "mesg n" in your .login or .profile. We all know that "security" and "UNIX" shouldn't be used in the same sentence, anyway. The general idea of the security bug was already broadcast on the net (I think) so it's hardly a big secret. S. North ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.