Although I've mentioned it before, FTP hackers don't see text error
messages from the host, they only get numeric responses that are parsed
locally:

http://www.ftpplanet.com/ftpresources/ftp_codes.htm

(At least that's what I see in my DOS window when I try this.)

Tracy Johnson
Measurement Specialties, Inc. 

BT







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> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 5:03 AM
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> Subject: [HP3000-L] Today's Hacker on Empireclassic
> 
> 
> It would be funny if you created a message like :
> 
> "Hey, quit trying to hack my machine or I will come round to 
> your place and give you a slap"
> 
> and anticipate a user name. Quickly make the user before he 
> gets there, with the message and a logoff and see what happens.
> :o)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> John Dunlop
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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