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| author | Chris Kuethe <chris.kuethe@gmail.com> | 2006-09-28 21:23:49 +0000 |
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| committer | Chris Kuethe <chris.kuethe@gmail.com> | 2006-09-28 21:23:49 +0000 |
| commit | e5c74a078d55d70e2ca71025844eb42c42bfa300 (patch) | |
| tree | d2a3eb02ec0aa4b82cfaebb6ad578310636a24be /gpsd.xml | |
| parent | 6b1c624fc2007b335a534d78853ec9de358e305f (diff) | |
| download | gpsd-e5c74a078d55d70e2ca71025844eb42c42bfa300.tar.gz | |
Undoing my |-protection change of 28 Sep 2006.
Diffstat (limited to 'gpsd.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | gpsd.xml | 7 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
@@ -621,11 +621,8 @@ be sent to the gps receiver, packs them into a binary representation and forwards them on to the device. Hex encoding is used so that both binary or text (NMEA) commands can be sent to the receiver. The '=' is optional: "|64656667" and "|=64656667" both send the string "defg" to the receiver. -This command is similar to the ! command available over the control socket -but | is available over the network. To mitigate against hostile remote -users, the | command will not be honoured unless -<application>gpsd</application> is invoked with the (intentionally -undocumented) <term>-x</term> flag.</para></listitem> +Use of this command is tantamount to connecting your receiver to an +untrusted remote user's computer, ie. it's dangerous.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> |