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Re: [ProgSoc] I have just been hacked :(



On 5/31/06, victor rajewski <askvictor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Here I was thinking I had a really clever, hack proof logging system,
when it occured to me - those dastardly hackers could just burn the
printer by crafting a clever message causing it to jam, and getting
the print head hot enough to ignite the paper dust that invariably
forms on dot matrix machines. There is a reason for the 'printer on
fire' message from the linux kernel.

Someone said something about a serial line? Why not have that transporting the logs to an isolated system rather than a printer?

-Andi.

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