Messages in this thread | | | From | (Miquel van Smoorenburg) | Subject | Re: plus plus plus [was: PPP bug] | Date | 8 Feb 1999 10:42:57 +0100 |
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In article <cistron.199902080223.NAA14357@zipper.zip.com.au>, CaT <cat@zip.com.au> wrote: >Joseph W. Breu wrote the following: >> >> 7On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Alan Cox wrote: >> >> > The sequence in question is "+++". > >Just tried this on a telnet through a pissy 28.8k modem : > >echo "+++"; sleep 3 > >The connection's still fine.
That's because on most modems the sequence of death is actually
+ + + A T
(spaces added to prevent the obvious). Even worse, ofcourse, is
+ + + A T H 0 <CR>
The modems do detect the three pluses but do expect a valid command or at least the letters AT directly after it
Mike. -- Indifference will certainly be the downfall of mankind, but who cares?
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