SUBJECT>Re: Can someone help me with this, please?
POSTER>Taz 
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DATE>June 11, 1997 at 08:41:26
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The term is "back door".  This is software techno-jargon.  It refers to a means that some programmers put into their software that will allow them to access/modify the software/system without going through proper channels (the front door).  This used to be a common practice among software developers, in that it made it easier to do maintenance work on the systems.  With the increase in the numbers of cyber-crooks out there, the use of backdoors is quickly going the way of the dinosaur.<p>Now, how does this come into play with the probes.  P&H seemed to think that they could enter the probes programming through a backdoor put there by the original Brace programmers.  After entering the system this way, they had hoped to re-establish the command codes, and with them their control over the probes.  This proved to be a fruitless endeavor, since the Andrew found a way to "de-activate" the command code recognition.<p>Hope this helps.<p>Taz aka J.A.S.E. (Just Another Sofware Engineer)

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