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From: Timothy Watson <tmwatson@toast.ccs.itd.umich.edu>
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Subject: Re: Linux needs more work to be done!
Date: 09 Jul 1997 21:27:55 -0400
Organization: What am I doing?
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luis@menudo.uh.edu (Network Voyager) writes:
> 	What is a forkbomb?
> >
> >so i would say latest Linux cannot be killed via forkbombs.

You didn't use a shell that was linked against a dynamic loader, did
you? - And that is a BIG statement - I wouldn't go that far.

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