This script starts with the string 'xmms', and uses sed to make
several substitutions. If you follow them through (on paper perhaps)
you end up with 'rm -rf', which is then executed.
Not a good thing.
David Hajoglou wrote:
>
> What does it do???
>
> On Thu, 25 May 2000, Richard Adams wrote:
>
> > There is a mail to this list about "tune your filesystem"
> >
> > Do not try it yourself.
> >
> > I forgot to set the the Cc field to linux-newbie, if the gentelman is a
> > bonafied question asker, he will reply to the list about my reply, i would
> > also like him to quote the reply, meaning include my text.
> >
> > I dont know if the origanal mail is a bad joke or a malisous attempt to
> > destory someone(s) system(s)
> >
> > Once again DO NOT TRY THE TEXT given in the mail.
> >
> > --
> > Regards Richard
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/
> >
> >
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