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Restored PDP-11/83 computer now serves web pages on 211BSD Unix
Comments surface concerns about malicious access attempts
2 Sep 21 12:41 PM · 2d ago · 1 comment · 1 source · development 2 of 4
Users note the vulnerability of running a historic system online, with the operator warning against treating it as a challenge box and suggesting telnet access be disabled to prevent disruption.
“Please do not treat it as a challenge box; I can restore from tape, but that ruins it for everyone else.”
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Please do not treat it as a challenge box; I can restore from tape, but that ruins it for everyone else.Unfortunately, for a disturbing percentage of the Internet, ruining things for everyone else is the goal. I'd turn off telnet.
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