[COMP] Re: What is this program?


 
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#From: Elaine Willis <ewillis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: computers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <computers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, May 26, 2000 2:27 PM
Subject: [COMP] Re: What is this program?


>Thanks guys.  This is what I found from the url John sent me.
>
>"What is the PTSNOOP.EXE program for?
>
>PTSNOOP is a token program that waits for some program to request the COM
>port to be opened. Then it makes sure that the drivers get loaded. The total
>memory impact is less than one meg of RAM, for everything that the HSP
>software does. "
>
>I think their choice of program name leaves something to be desired in
>today's world of privacy concerns.  


To say the least.  There is a well known unix program with
a very similar name:

$ whatis ttysnoop
ttysnoop (8)         - snoop on a user's tty
$

But then, I'm paranoid.  :)

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Mark

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