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echo: locsysop
to: Dieter Mirbach
from: Bill Grimsley
date: 1996-06-13 06:55:20
subject: Funny characters

Dieter, at 10:51 on Jun 12 1996, you wrote to Paul Edwards...

DM> {at}PID: PQWK 2.6
DM> {at}SOT:
DM> On the 06/11/96  00:40, Paul waffled to Bob..

DM> Hello Paul,

BL>   It's worse than useless. It allows ordinary users to stuff those
BL> with SOT/EOT readers. All you have to do is add a false EOT: in your

PE> Ordinary users CANNOT, because EOT has an x'01', which you cannot
PE> enter as a normal user.

DM> Actually, EOT is '04, SOT is '01

DM> Like this - One SOT/EOT coming up ....

DM> {at}

DM> That was a SOT, entered manually through the keyboard

DM> 

DM> See that above ? that's EOT !!!

DM> You could probably even enter these during On-line sessions on
DM> other BBS's.

DM> Dieter

DM> ... Windows isn't crippleware: it's "Functionally Challenged"
DM> ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
DM> {at}EOT:

DM> ---

I have quoted your entire message as it appeared here this morning, and as
you can see, it's back to the drawing board for you.  :)

Regards, Bill
@EOT:

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