core dumps on 4.?BSD

gwyn%brl-vld at sri-unix.UUCP gwyn%brl-vld at sri-unix.UUCP
Mon Nov 7 16:32:48 AEST 1983


From:      Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn at brl-vld>

It is annoying that one can obtain a readable copy of a read-protected
executable binary image by running it and sending it a signal that
causes a core dump.  This loophole should be closed, as it is on some
(most?) other UNIXes.



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