JS> On Dec 24, 1997, David Chord wrote to Casey Tompkins:
JS> David, it can be done using Doorway (I've tried it). But... I'd think
JS> long and hard before allowing anyone outside of
JS> yourself that sort of access. User drops to TimEd.
I think he is talking about 'doorway mode' in the particular user's
terminal program. Not running Doorway Mode. In Telix I just hit ALT =
and everything I type goes out the modem and doesn't affect local
terminal.
JS> User goes into "Doorway Mode". User hits ALT-J. User
JS> is now at the DOS prompt. User formats your C drive.
JS> :-( This may be a worst case scenario but there's
JS> loads of other nasty things a user can do while in
JS> TimEd-- like deleting all of the messages in MUFFIN
JS> with just a couple of keystrokes.
Sounds horrible!
Good to see you on Jack.
Ken.
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