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From: dturner@saber.UUCP (David Turner)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Prefix Codes
Message-ID: <1701@saber.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 14-Jul-85 20:25:57 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jul 14 20:25:57 1985
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> In article <342@moncol.UUCP> john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer) writes:
> >>From: kyrimis@tilt.FUN (Kriton Kyrimis)
> >>I was thinking about admiral Kirk's trick of lowering the Reliant's shields in
> >>STTWOK the other day, and suddenly realised that the federation will soon be
> >>in for a nasty surprise: it won't be long before some Klingon/Romulan hacker
> >>comes up with the following piece of code for their battle computer:
> >
> >As the quoted article points out, they are a horrible security flaw. *IF* a
> >Romulan or Klingon attack fleet could get the master list of prefix codes,
> >all they would need to do would be mount a massive invasion, wait for the
> >massive Federation defending fleet, and blow the Feds to dust.
> >
> >[...]
> >The prefix code was an interesting plot device which got Kirk out of a sure
> >no-win scenario. Unfortunately, we are now stuck with the existence of
> >prefix codes and all that entails.
> >
> 
> So who's to say that the prefix codes are not a new invention? Although it
> is not part of the 'official' ST material, the Sourcebook Update for ST: the
> RPG gives a good explanation for the codes. The prefix codes were a new
> invention installed in the newer ships (or added in refit) intended to 
> allow for the rescue of a ship disabled in some fashion (but not during
> battle). If a ship would be used in battle, the commander would change
> the prefix codes. (That's probably what Kirk did. But then, Styles was a
> showoff!) 
> 
> Any additional comments?
> 
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or more likely there might be a over ride to keep someone from
taking over your brige . (rember kahn was saying "where is the over rde ")

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