[Info-vax] Unexpected DECnet Phase IV functionality with possible captive account implications

[Mark Berryman]

On 5/14/21 6:37 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2021-05-13, Mark Berryman <mark at theberrymans.com> wrote:
>> On 5/13/21 11:58 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>>
>>> All you have been able to demonstrate is that someone with detailed
>>> knowledge of VMS (ie: you) and the time to experiment has been able
>>> to implement something that addresses my concerns, and only by outright
>>> denying network access to the captive account.
>>
>> Wrong.  I did not.  There was no denying network access whatsoever.
> 
> Yes, you did Mark. You used the f$mode() technique followed by an
> explicit logout and that's an outright blocker for the modes you
> want to deny. I've used the same technique myself in the past for
> the same reason.

Quoting from my original posting, here are the contents of the captive 
procedure I used:

 > $ @ssl111$com:ssl111$cert_tool.com
 > $ logout

Mark