You forgot to add "logged in as root" :)
Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Binand Raj S. [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 1:38 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [LIH] rm -rf /
>
> Devdas Bhagat forced the electrons to say:
> > login as root and type this
> > # cd /;rm -rf *
>
> Once upon a time, someone (an obvious spammer) asked on comp.mail.pine
> how to send thousands of emails at the same time. One very kind soul
> gave the answer as exactly above. The explanation given was,
>
> rm = random mail
> -rf = really fast!
> * = Find all addresses from all files on the computer (look around in
> network if necessary).
>
> Binand
>
>
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