Re: WARNING: Control Codes
From Mark A. Walters <MWa...@Grci.com>
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· 30 Jul 1996 00:00 · View full thread
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Colin Douthwaite wrote: > > =================================================================== > > WARNING > > ==================================================================== > > PLEASE do *NOT* post Colour, Color, Control or Animation Codes to > ASCII-ART newsgroups - or indeed ANY Internet newsgroup. > > It can cause an awful lot of trouble on Net systems worldwide. > > If you wish to post Raw Code then UUENCODE it first ! > > Colour & Color Control Codes in subject titles and headers should be > avoided entirely. > > ==================================================================== > > Please do NOT post Colour & Color Control Codes in message headers > and titles. > > The problems are due to some Net software recognising the > Raw Code as commands which make the software do unwanted > things and can even cause a system to crash. > > This message is being reposted frequently because many newcomers > to the Net do not seem to know the problems caused by Control Codes. > > ==================================================================== ... How so? Since only 7-bit ASCII is accepted in Internet mail and newsgroups, wouldn't posting 8-bit ASCII (binary, control codes) just be interpreted as gibberish? How could posting something on a newsgroup cause someone's system to crash? If making systems worldwide crash were just a matter of posting the right "codes" then I think it would be happening a lot more frequently. Are there any system administrators out there who could shed some light on this? <Mark Walters> --
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