Misc ideas & comments

[Rodrigo Ventura]

>>>>> "David" == David Tillman <dtillman@cannonexpress.com> writes:

    David>     Comments? How did Lip machines store user info?

        I have a LispM nearby, and I'll never forget the day I
installed TCP/IP and tryed to telnet from a PC to the LispM. The LispM
didn't even ask for user/passwd and gave me a lisp listener. Then, for
fun, I tried "(shutdown)", and it worked! That day I realized I could
never leave the LispM permanently connected to the net. Anyone could
telnet and do the more horrible things to it. Even at the console
there were no passwd. A "(login 'username)" was enought to get into
anyones account.

        Regards,

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