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From: jovian@picard.cs.wisc.edu (Jon Yankovich)
Subject: Re: DON'T TRY 'Cow.vt' animation!!!
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In article <2c14bf$85n@Notwerk.mcs.com> jorn@Notwerk.mcs.com (Jorn Barger) writes:
>***************ALERT**********************************************
>
>The animation "cow.vt" that was just posted, in uuencoded form, is
>dangerous and caused my *Mac* to lock up when uudecoded and catted,
>remotely, with Zterm.
>
>Investigations are underway-- please be aware that this is more
>dangerous than anyone told us...
>
>******************************************************************


Zterm could use a little rewriting.  I've seen it crash from normally harmless ANSI/VT100 codes from a local BBS called The Beeline (608-233-4828).  The poster of the cow animation, most positively, did not intend any harm.

jon