Re: OT: Try this out... Friday Humour
On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:06:08 -0700, Thad Esser wrote: >I just got this one this morning: >-- >How Smart Is Your Right Foot? > >This is so funny that it will boggle your mind. And you will keep >trying it at least 50 more times to see if you can outsmart your foot. >But you can't. > >1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and >make clockwise circles with it. > >2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your >right hand. Your foot will change directions. > >I told you so...And there is nothing you can do about it. Make sure you >pass this on to your friends. They won't be able to do it either. I suspect a drummer, full drum kit type not a marcher, might find this dead easy. They are used to all appendages doing different things in different directions at different rates. :-) -- Regards Dave Saville ___ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at http://www.wwrug.org
Re: OT: Try this out... Friday Humour
** Very interesting :-) Joe. - Original Message From: "McKenzie, James J C-E LCMC HQISEC/L3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORGSent: Friday, October 13, 2006 5:14:27 PMSubject: Re: OT: Try this out... Friday Humour** Thad: You are so right James McKenzie L-3 GSI From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Thad Esser Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 2:06 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: OT: Try this out... Friday Humour ** I just got this one this morning: -- How Smart Is Your Right Foot? This is so funny that it will boggle your mind. And you will keep trying it at least 50 more times to see if you can outsmart your foot. But you can't. 1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles with it. 2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand. Your foot will change directions. I told you so...And there is nothing you can do about it. Make sure you pass this on to your friends. They won't be able to do it either. -- Thad __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___ __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___
Re: OT: Try this out... Friday Humour
** Depends on how slow you draw the 6 in the air, or maybe I'm not normal (there said it before anyone else ) You can also draw the 6 clockwise (I know people that make their 6s that way. Start at the top left of the circle part of the 6 and make the circle clockwise. When you get to the starting point continue upward to make the top.) Fred From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thad EsserSent: Friday, October 13, 2006 4:06 PMTo: arslist@ARSLIST.ORGSubject: Re: OT: Try this out... Friday Humour ** I just got this one this morning: -- How Smart Is Your Right Foot?This is so funny that it will boggle your mind. And you will keeptrying it at least 50 more times to see if you can outsmart your foot.But you can't.1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor andmake clockwise circles with it.2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with yourright hand. Your foot will change directions.I told you so...And there is nothing you can do about it. Make sure youpass this on to your friends. They won't be able to do it either.-- Thad"Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours."-- Richard Bach __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___
Re: OT: Try this out... Friday Humour
Title: RE: OT: Try this out... Friday Humour ** Thad: You are so right James McKenzie L-3 GSI From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Thad Esser Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 2:06 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: OT: Try this out... Friday Humour ** I just got this one this morning: -- How Smart Is Your Right Foot? This is so funny that it will boggle your mind. And you will keep trying it at least 50 more times to see if you can outsmart your foot. But you can't. 1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles with it. 2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand. Your foot will change directions. I told you so...And there is nothing you can do about it. Make sure you pass this on to your friends. They won't be able to do it either. -- Thad __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___
Re: OT: Try this out...
**
Hi
Joe,
If you
really want a file named con in Windows,
try typing the name as follows:
press
c
press
o
press
n
press
and hold ALT
press 2
on the number pad (not the numbers above the alpha section)
press 5
on the number pad
press 5 on the number pad
release ALT
This actually
creates a file named con[hard space]. The hard
space is different than a conventional space, so Windows will allow it at the
end of a file name, but it will still display it as if it were a
space.
If you want two
files named con, you can use the same trick as above,
but end with two hard spaces, or a space and a hard space:
C:\>dir|find "con" 10/13/2006 05:01
PM
0 con 10/13/2006 05:02
PM
0 con
Eric
Cleereman
-Original Message-From: Action Request System
discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Joe
DeSouzaSent: Friday, October 13, 2006 4:53 PMTo:
arslist@ARSLIST.ORGSubject: Re: OT: Try this
out...**
A little different from what I thought the reason was... Interesting
links though...
Joe.
-
Original Message From: Axton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To:
arslist@ARSLIST.ORGSent: Friday, October 13, 2006 4:33:19 PMSubject:
Re: OT: Try this out...**
http://mjsabby.com/2005/10/windows-xp-con-folderfile-bug.php
http://whoelsebutdalieu.wordpress.com/2006/08/23/microsoft-is-just-funny-like-that/
It's because of the old days of DOS. CON is for the console (screen), PRN
for printer, NUL basically means NULL or nothing. Try typing in DIR > PRN
into a command window. The directory listing will print. DIR > NUL will not
show anything. (In the old days programmers would run commands and have the
output go to NUL so that they ran "transparently.")
Looks like con, prn, nul can not be used.
Now for the real reason:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-017.mspx
What's this bulletin about?Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-017 announces the availability of a patch
that eliminates a vulnerability in Microsoft® Windows® 95, Windows 98, and
Windows 98 Second Edition. Under certain circumstances, the vulnerability
could cause affected systems to crash. Microsoft is committed to protecting
customers' information, and is providing the bulletin to inform customers of
the vulnerability and what they can do about it. What causes
the vulnerability?The vulnerability results because of a flaw in
the way Windows 95 and 98 (including Windows 98 Second Edition) parse file
path names. Device names such as COM1, CON or LPT1 are reserved words, and
they can't be used as folder or file names. When parsing a reference to a
path, Windows 95 and 98 check for the presence of a single DOS device name in
the path. If one is found, the path is correctly treated as invalid and an
error is returned. However, neither Windows 95 nor 98 check for multiple DOS
device names. This is the source of the vulnerability. If a read or write
operation is attempted to a path whose name contains multiple DOS device
names, it will cause Windows 95 and 98 to attempt to access invalid resources.
In some cases, the effect of this invalid access would be to cause the
application that supplied the path to hang, but the more likely effect is that
the machine would present a blue debug screen and crash.
Axton Grams
On 10/13/06, Thad
Esser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
**
Isn't con the output stream for the
"con"sole in DOS. Similar to stdout in *nix? From a DOS prompt: echo xxx > con puts xxx on the screen anyway. Thad"Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're
yours."-- Richard Bach
"Joe DeSouza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "Action Request System discussion
list(ARSList)" < arslist@ARSLIST.ORG>
10/13/2006 01:15 PM
Please respond
toarslist@ARSLIST.ORG
To
arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
cc
Subject
OT: Try this
out...
**
I'm almost positive I know the 'real
reason' to this, a friend of mine who is not really from an IT background
sent me a mail saying that even engineers at Microsoft do not know the
answer to this (which I find hard to believe). Reason being after he sent me
that mail I immediatly guessed the reason behind this, and I am willing to
bet I am right about it..
W
Re: OT: Try this out... Friday Humour
** I just got this one this morning: -- How Smart Is Your Right Foot? This is so funny that it will boggle your mind. And you will keep trying it at least 50 more times to see if you can outsmart your foot. But you can't. 1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles with it. 2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand. Your foot will change directions. I told you so...And there is nothing you can do about it. Make sure you pass this on to your friends. They won't be able to do it either. -- Thad "Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours."-- Richard Bach "McKenzie, James J C-E LCMC HQISEC/L3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)" 10/13/2006 02:01 PM Please respond to arslist@ARSLIST.ORG To arslist@ARSLIST.ORG cc Subject Re: OT: Try this out... Null ADM:Friday Humour ** Daniel: That must have been fun to troubleshoot. BTW, where is our usual Friday Humor? I know it was not MY turn to provide it. James McKenzie From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 2:00 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: OT: Try this out... Null ADM:Friday Humour ** I once worked with an organization that accidentally instead of sending all email that had no valid recipient to NUL, they sent it to Null. As it turned out, there was a very upset Nancy Null trying to figure out where all this spam email was coming from. . Daniel __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___ ***IMPORTANT NOTICE: This communication, including any attachment, contains information that may be confidential or privileged, and is intended solely for the entity or individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message is strictly prohibited. Nothing in this email, including any attachment, is intended to be a legally binding signature.*** __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___
Re: OT: Try this out... Null ADM:Friday Humour
Title: RE: OT: Try this out... Null ADM:Friday Humour ** Daniel: That must have been fun to troubleshoot. BTW, where is our usual Friday Humor? I know it was not MY turn to provide it. James McKenzie From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 2:00 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: OT: Try this out... Null ADM:Friday Humour ** I once worked with an organization that accidentally instead of sending all email that had no valid recipient to NUL, they sent it to Null. As it turned out, there was a very upset Nancy Null trying to figure out where all this spam email was coming from. . Daniel __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___
Re: OT: Try this out... Null ADM:Friday Humour
** I once worked with an organization that accidentally instead of sending all email that had no valid recipient to NUL, they sent it to Null. As it turned out, there was a very upset Nancy Null trying to figure out where all this spam email was coming from. . Daniel -Original Message-From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of AxtonSent: October 13, 2006 16:33To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORGSubject: Re: OT: Try this out...** http://mjsabby.com/2005/10/windows-xp-con-folderfile-bug.php http://whoelsebutdalieu.wordpress.com/2006/08/23/microsoft-is-just-funny-like-that/ It's because of the old days of DOS. CON is for the console (screen), PRN for printer, NUL basically means NULL or nothing. Try typing in DIR > PRN into a command window. The directory listing will print. DIR > NUL will not show anything. (In the old days programmers would run commands and have the output go to NUL so that they ran "transparently.") Looks like con, prn, nul can not be used. __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___
Re: OT: Try this out...
** A little different from what I thought the reason was... Interesting links though... Joe. - Original Message From: Axton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORGSent: Friday, October 13, 2006 4:33:19 PMSubject: Re: OT: Try this out...** http://mjsabby.com/2005/10/windows-xp-con-folderfile-bug.php http://whoelsebutdalieu.wordpress.com/2006/08/23/microsoft-is-just-funny-like-that/ It's because of the old days of DOS. CON is for the console (screen), PRN for printer, NUL basically means NULL or nothing. Try typing in DIR > PRN into a command window. The directory listing will print. DIR > NUL will not show anything. (In the old days programmers would run commands and have the output go to NUL so that they ran "transparently.") Looks like con, prn, nul can not be used. Now for the real reason: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-017.mspx What's this bulletin about?Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-017 announces the availability of a patch that eliminates a vulnerability in Microsoft® Windows® 95, Windows 98, and Windows 98 Second Edition. Under certain circumstances, the vulnerability could cause affected systems to crash. Microsoft is committed to protecting customers' information, and is providing the bulletin to inform customers of the vulnerability and what they can do about it. What causes the vulnerability?The vulnerability results because of a flaw in the way Windows 95 and 98 (including Windows 98 Second Edition) parse file path names. Device names such as COM1, CON or LPT1 are reserved words, and they can't be used as folder or file names. When parsing a reference to a path, Windows 95 and 98 check for the presence of a single DOS device name in the path. If one is found, the path is correctly treated as invalid and an error is returned. However, neither Windows 95 nor 98 check for multiple DOS device names. This is the source of the vulnerability. If a read or write operation is attempted to a path whose name contains multiple DOS device names, it will cause Windows 95 and 98 to attempt to access invalid resources. In some cases, the effect of this invalid access would be to cause the application that supplied the path to hang, but the more likely effect is that the machine would present a blue debug screen and crash. Axton Grams On 10/13/06, Thad Esser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ** Isn't con the output stream for the "con"sole in DOS. Similar to stdout in *nix? From a DOS prompt: echo xxx > con puts xxx on the screen anyway. Thad"Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours."-- Richard Bach "Joe DeSouza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)" < arslist@ARSLIST.ORG> 10/13/2006 01:15 PM Please respond toarslist@ARSLIST.ORG To arslist@ARSLIST.ORG cc Subject OT: Try this out... ** I'm almost positive I know the 'real reason' to this, a friend of mine who is not really from an IT background sent me a mail saying that even engineers at Microsoft do not know the answer to this (which I find hard to believe). Reason being after he sent me that mail I immediatly guessed the reason behind this, and I am willing to bet I am right about it.. Wanted to see if anyone here can figure it out... Try this out.. Try creating a directory or a file (with no extension) named con and it wont let you.. while creating a directory using the GUI it simply wont let you create it (no error displayed) but if you try using DOS it will return an error - invalid name.. Similary if you create a file and try to name it con, it says this name is 'reserved for a device'.. Personally I do not think this is reserved for a device as such. It is reserved for 'something else'. At least thats my guess... Does anyone know why you cant name a file or directory named con? I have a good guess and am willing to bet I'm right... Just want to compare my guess to that of others around here... Write to me off list... CheersJoe D'Souza Remedy Developer / Consultant, Shyle Networks, New Jersey. __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___ ***IMPORTANT NOTICE: This communication, including any attachment, contains information that may be confidential or privileged, and is intended solely for the entity or individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message is strictly prohibited. Nothing in this email, including any attachment, is intended to be a legally binding signature.*** __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___ __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___ __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___
Re: OT: Try this out...
** http://mjsabby.com/2005/10/windows-xp-con-folderfile-bug.php http://whoelsebutdalieu.wordpress.com/2006/08/23/microsoft-is-just-funny-like-that/ It's because of the old days of DOS. CON is for the console (screen), PRN for printer, NUL basically means NULL or nothing. Try typing in DIR > PRN into a command window. The directory listing will print. DIR > NUL will not show anything. (In the old days programmers would run commands and have the output go to NUL so that they ran "transparently.") Looks like con, prn, nul can not be used. Now for the real reason: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-017.mspx What's this bulletin about?Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-017 announces the availability of a patch that eliminates a vulnerability in Microsoft® Windows® 95, Windows 98, and Windows 98 Second Edition. Under certain circumstances, the vulnerability could cause affected systems to crash. Microsoft is committed to protecting customers' information, and is providing the bulletin to inform customers of the vulnerability and what they can do about it. What causes the vulnerability?The vulnerability results because of a flaw in the way Windows 95 and 98 (including Windows 98 Second Edition) parse file path names. Device names such as COM1, CON or LPT1 are reserved words, and they can't be used as folder or file names. When parsing a reference to a path, Windows 95 and 98 check for the presence of a single DOS device name in the path. If one is found, the path is correctly treated as invalid and an error is returned. However, neither Windows 95 nor 98 check for multiple DOS device names. This is the source of the vulnerability. If a read or write operation is attempted to a path whose name contains multiple DOS device names, it will cause Windows 95 and 98 to attempt to access invalid resources. In some cases, the effect of this invalid access would be to cause the application that supplied the path to hang, but the more likely effect is that the machine would present a blue debug screen and crash. Axton Grams On 10/13/06, Thad Esser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ** Isn't con the output stream for the "con"sole in DOS. Similar to stdout in *nix? From a DOS prompt: echo xxx > con puts xxx on the screen anyway. Thad"Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours."-- Richard Bach "Joe DeSouza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)" < arslist@ARSLIST.ORG> 10/13/2006 01:15 PM Please respond toarslist@ARSLIST.ORG To arslist@ARSLIST.ORG cc Subject OT: Try this out... ** I'm almost positive I know the 'real reason' to this, a friend of mine who is not really from an IT background sent me a mail saying that even engineers at Microsoft do not know the answer to this (which I find hard to believe). Reason being after he sent me that mail I immediatly guessed the reason behind this, and I am willing to bet I am right about it.. Wanted to see if anyone here can figure it out... Try this out.. Try creating a directory or a file (with no extension) named con and it wont let you.. while creating a directory using the GUI it simply wont let you create it (no error displayed) but if you try using DOS it will return an error - invalid name.. Similary if you create a file and try to name it con, it says this name is 'reserved for a device'.. Personally I do not think this is reserved for a device as such. It is reserved for 'something else'. At least thats my guess... Does anyone know why you cant name a file or directory named con? I have a good guess and am willing to bet I'm right... Just want to compare my guess to that of others around here... Write to me off list... Cheers Joe D'Souza Remedy Developer / Consultant, Shyle Networks, New Jersey. __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___ ***IMPORTANT NOTICE: This communication, including any attachment, contains information that may be confidential or privileged, and is intended solely for the entity or individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message is strictly prohibited. Nothing in this email, including any attachment, is intended to be a legally binding signature.*** __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___ __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___
Re: OT: Try this out...
Title: RE: OT: Try this out... ** Thad: Yep. Back in the DOS days. There are two more reserved words. James McKenzie L-3 GSI From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Thad Esser Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 1:25 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: OT: Try this out... ** Isn't con the output stream for the "con"sole in DOS. Similar to stdout in *nix? From a DOS prompt: echo xxx > con puts xxx on the screen anyway. Thad "Joe DeSouza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)" 10/13/2006 01:15 PM Please respond to arslist@ARSLIST.ORG To arslist@ARSLIST.ORG cc Subject OT: Try this out... ** I'm almost positive I know the 'real reason' to this, a friend of mine who is not really from an IT background sent me a mail saying that even engineers at Microsoft do not know the answer to this (which I find hard to believe). Reason being after he sent me that mail I immediatly guessed the reason behind this, and I am willing to bet I am right about it.. Wanted to see if anyone here can figure it out... Try this out.. Try creating a directory or a file (with no extension) named con and it wont let you.. while creating a directory using the GUI it simply wont let you create it (no error displayed) but if you try using DOS it will return an error - invalid name.. Similary if you create a file and try to name it con, it says this name is 'reserved for a device'.. Personally I do not think this is reserved for a device as such. It is reserved for 'something else'. At least thats my guess... Does anyone know why you cant name a file or directory named con? I have a good guess and am willing to bet I'm right... Just want to compare my guess to that of others around here... Write to me off list... Cheers Joe D'Souza __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___
Re: OT: Try this out...
** Isn't con the output stream for the "con"sole in DOS. Similar to stdout in *nix? From a DOS prompt: echo xxx > con puts xxx on the screen anyway. Thad "Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours."-- Richard Bach "Joe DeSouza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)" 10/13/2006 01:15 PM Please respond to arslist@ARSLIST.ORG To arslist@ARSLIST.ORG cc Subject OT: Try this out... ** I'm almost positive I know the 'real reason' to this, a friend of mine who is not really from an IT background sent me a mail saying that even engineers at Microsoft do not know the answer to this (which I find hard to believe). Reason being after he sent me that mail I immediatly guessed the reason behind this, and I am willing to bet I am right about it.. Wanted to see if anyone here can figure it out... Try this out.. Try creating a directory or a file (with no extension) named con and it wont let you.. while creating a directory using the GUI it simply wont let you create it (no error displayed) but if you try using DOS it will return an error - invalid name.. Similary if you create a file and try to name it con, it says this name is 'reserved for a device'.. Personally I do not think this is reserved for a device as such. It is reserved for 'something else'. At least thats my guess... Does anyone know why you cant name a file or directory named con? I have a good guess and am willing to bet I'm right... Just want to compare my guess to that of others around here... Write to me off list... Cheers Joe D'Souza Remedy Developer / Consultant, Shyle Networks, New Jersey. __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___ ***IMPORTANT NOTICE: This communication, including any attachment, contains information that may be confidential or privileged, and is intended solely for the entity or individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message is strictly prohibited. Nothing in this email, including any attachment, is intended to be a legally binding signature.*** __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___
OT: Try this out...
** I'm almost positive I know the 'real reason' to this, a friend of mine who is not really from an IT background sent me a mail saying that even engineers at Microsoft do not know the answer to this (which I find hard to believe). Reason being after he sent me that mail I immediatly guessed the reason behind this, and I am willing to bet I am right about it.. Wanted to see if anyone here can figure it out... Try this out.. Try creating a directory or a file (with no extension) named con and it wont let you.. while creating a directory using the GUI it simply wont let you create it (no error displayed) but if you try using DOS it will return an error - invalid name.. Similary if you create a file and try to name it con, it says this name is 'reserved for a device'.. Personally I do not think this is reserved for a device as such. It is reserved for 'something else'. At least thats my guess... Does anyone know why you cant name a file or directory named con? I have a good guess and am willing to bet I'm right... Just want to compare my guess to that of others around here... Write to me off list... Cheers Joe D'Souza Remedy Developer / Consultant, Shyle Networks, New Jersey. __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___
