Shell Account

[Joe]

I assume his plan is to keep the screen session up on a remote machine
and bounce around to different machines, continuing to log in to the one
remote machine and restore the screen session. I think we've probably
all done that, but perhaps we've all been fortunate enough to HAVE the
remote machine to do it with and he is not.

Could he do this from his machine at home? Maybe, but it's also possible
that, being out of work, he doesn't have broadband access from home
anymore. Or, maybe his ISP blocks it completely. Could he skirt it?
Probably, but why break their TOS if someone is kind enough to offer up
simple shell access for him?

If you read the entire IRC transcript from the link, you (at least I)
get the impression that he's trying to help people SECURE their systems,
not hack in to them. Just because he mentioned cracklib, which clearly
has a legitimate purpose, you all flew off the handle. Seems kinda silly
to me...

He asked an honest question, I don't see why everyone saw fit to attack
him. If you don't want to give him a shell, then don't. 'Nuff said.

-Joe

JD Austin wrote:
> I call BS!
> You have a computer, access to the internet, and are obviously technically
> adept enough to talk about cracklib so what exactly is keeping you from
> running a shell from your own machine; that I'm sure we can help you with.
> 
> JD
> 
> Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/marie_von_ebnereschenbac.html>
> - "Even a stopped clock is right twice a day."
> 
> On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 12:33 PM, GK <gm5729 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Ya know I've posted my needs! People are not reading what I am saying. I
>> DON'T want or can  I even use alternatives. If you don't have a shell
>> account that we can talk off list about. Please you're wasting my time.
>> I don't need insults, platitudes or any other whatever you think is
>> necessary. So if you don't know what I said I needed I would suggest you
>> go back to the original post. I have been involved with PLUG for about 4
>> years now. Hans and Tuna and the gang out west were always a pleasure to
>> meet with for stamtisch's. Yes I trust and verify myself. I'm not
>> looking for trouble or to cause any.
>>
>> Vi^3PP
>>
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