Cool trick for Terminal users

[AberystwythLAD]

Open up Terminal on OS X or Linux and type or copy paste

nc -v miku.acm.uiuc.edu 23

into it

Click Enter

Merry Christmas!

 

[PermaBanned]

bash: nc: command not found

 

[AberystwythLAD]

bash: nc: command not found

Really?

Try

nc -T miku.acm.uiuc.edu 23

 

[whitecrook]

wait wait, i've got one

type (as root)

rm -rf /

 

[AberystwythLAD]

wait wait, i've got one

type (as root)

rm -rf /

Ignore, rm command is remove/delete in UNIX systems.

 

[2StepSteve]

Amazing thread.

 

[PermaBanned]

The above, but still - i love how the Arch forum's 'validation code' is the output from a terminal command

 

[AberystwythLAD]

The above, but still - i love how the Arch forum's 'validation code' is the output from a terminal command

This should definitely work. If it doesn't there is a problem on your end.

telnet miku.acm.uiuc.edu

What OS are you using?

 

[Arnie]

I prefer:

telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

 

[AberystwythLAD]

I prefer:

telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

Yeah thats a good one too Wont mention what it does, let other people find out themselves

 

[PermaBanned]

This should definitely work. If it doesn't there is a problem on your end.

telnet miku.acm.uiuc.edu

What OS are you using?

Yeah, that worked - and Arch

I prefer:

telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

Is that actually... the whole thing?

 

[cheets64]