Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!umd5!uvaarpa!mcnc!rti!sas!cole From: cole@sas.UUCP (Tom Cole) Newsgroups: comp.os.vms Subject: Re: disable RECALL Summary: emptying the recall buffer Message-ID: <560@sas.UUCP> Date: 24 Jun 88 00:57:17 GMT References: <358@dcc1.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: SAS Institute Inc.,Cary NC,25712 Lines: 16 In article <358@dcc1.UUCP>, john@dcc1.UUCP (John Cothran) writes: > > I was wondering if it is possible to temporarily disable/suspend the > RECALL command, or clear/reset the RECALL/ALL list. In VMS version 5.0 (out Real Soon Now) there is a qualifier on the RECALL command (RECALL/ERASE) that empties out the recall buffer. It was added as a feature in part to satisfy security minded sites who didn't want someone waltzing up to a terminal, recalling the buffer, and seeing copies of the password in DECnet paths, etc, etc etc. Tom Cole SAS Institute {Anywhere}|mcnc|rti|sas|cole Opinions? No thanks, I gave at the office. >