Re: [WARNING]SATAN can crash Online!

> Subject: Re: [WARNING]SATAN can crash Online! > Date: 7 Apr 1995 16:49:21 GMT > Reply-To: spitz@ana.med.uni-muenchen.de > Organization: Dept.of Anaesthesiology, University of Munich > > Joe Lumbley (jlumbley@netcom.com) wrote: > : Brian K. Holman (bkh@lib1.byu.edu) wrote: > : : I ran SATAN on my UNIX server that has Informix ONLINE 7.1 on it. I had it > > : INFORMIX MARKETING FOLKS NOTE THIS!!!!! > : You can now sell OnLine into a new niche market....as a SATAN probe detector. > > What is SATAN? > -- > +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ > | Dr. Richard Spitz | INTERNET: spitz@ana.med.uni-muenchen.de | > | EDV-Gruppe Anaesthesie | Tel : +49-89-7095-3421 | > | Klinikum Grosshadern | FAX : +49-89-7095-8886 | > | 81366 Munich, Germany | | > +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ It stands for S-ystem A-dministrator T-ool for A-nalyzing N-etworks. I think that it is a truly terrible name for such a tool. Something named after der Teufel sounds more like a computer virus, rather than a tool for use by the "good guys", i.e. the sysadmins who are trying to prevent unauthorized access to their systems. Regards, Alan +---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ | R. Alan Popiel | Internet: alan@den.mmc.com | | Lockheed Martin, SLS | Voice: 303-977-9998 | | P.O. Box 179, M/S 3810 | Standard disclaimers apply. Cutesy ones, too. | | Denver, CO 80201-0179 USA | Your mileage may vary. Void where prohibited. | +---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+