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  3. From: laird@thistle.ecn.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird)
  4. Subject: Re: Did microsoft really write an OS/2 "Terminator" crash prog?
  5. Message-ID: <laird.725643909@thistle.ecn.purdue.edu>
  6. Keywords: terminator microsoft crash
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  8. Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
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  10. Date: 29 Dec 92 15:45:09 GMT
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  12.  
  13. shurr@cbnews.cb.att.com (larry.a.shurr) writes:
  14.  
  15. >Hmmm... I heard that they would just delete CONFIG.SYS and hit Ctl-Alt-Del.
  16. >That's devastating enough.  Combine that with a well place "pssst!  We've
  17. >got a program that'll crash OS/2 everytime" rumor and you can do the same
  18. >amount a damage -- and all low tech.
  19.  
  20. Shouldn't a COMDEX exhibitor take precautions against this sort of thing?
  21. While C2 security might be overkill, something simple seems necessary.
  22.  
  23. I'd sure love some simple security that would keep people from deleting
  24. files like config.sys.  I thought that something like that was available
  25. for OS/2, but I can't recall.
  26.  
  27. --kyler
  28.