Re: Got this - not sure of authenticity. Better safe etc...

[lgas () cs UMD EDU (John)]

On Tue, 6 Dec 1994, Pat Myrto wrote:

> It is possible with MSDOS machines to redefine keys via escape codes,
> so that a command like del, format, or whatever is run when the key is
> pressed.  Format wants a confirmation, but del doesn't unless it is
> given *.* as an argument.

I think this whole thread is ridiculous, BUT, for the record, you can
also redefine the keys (via ANSI.SYS, etc) to enter the confirmation for 
a command, ala redefining it to "del *.*^My^M", or even more simply,
"echo y|del *.*^M" ... there is no limit to the number of things that
can be done; however the point is still that if you don't have something
specifically running that can redefine keys (ANSI.SYS), you can't execute 
anything just by reading it, or having it on your drive.

-
John