[Simh] Releasing terspy.mar - vax/vms terminal spy program

[Supratim Sanyal]

wouldn't taking pictures with a smart phone and running a OCR app work?


supratim


On 3/25/20 1:56 AM, Dan Gahlinger wrote:
> I have a paper printout of a program called terspy.mar - which is a 
> terminal spy program for vax/vms
>
> it was written by Bob Vera, DEC, April 28, 1980
> Don't know if anyone here knows him, or knew him, I never met him or 
> knew him.
> I've had this printout in my collection since shortly after the day it 
> was written (or so).
>
> I'd forgotten what a pain it is to scan in fan-fold DEC teletype 
> printouts, the pages are too long to fit.
>
> I've done a scan of it, but the bottom line or so of each page is 
> always cut-off.
> I'm thinking of editing the PDF (Acrobat) and putting in the lines 
> that were missed manually.
>
> from the comments in the program:
>
> This tool is designed to kidnap characters out of a designated 
> terminal's output buffer and record them in a disk file which is 
> subsequently printed out on the printer when the session is finished.
> by default, it creates a log file with the users' name with a .LOG 
> extension.
> also by default, when the session is done, it auto-prints the log 
> file, then erases it when the print is completed.
>
> It's a little over 7 pages long (original printout)
>
> If this is a well-known util, I won't waste my time, but I've never 
> seen it in any archives.
> obviously you need appropriate privileges to use it on another user's 
> terminal.
> I don't see anything that specifies which privileges it needs,
> but the comments say it's scanning the IRP's, which is what it says it 
> uses to do its work.
>
> Aside from doing scans a half-page at a time, if anyone has any 
> suggestions on scanning it, I'd welcome some advice.
>
> Dan.
>
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