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

[Bob Eager]

I have another called SPY, which is in FORTRAN and Macro-32.

It includes a loadable driver.

I expect it's well known, but if not I'll make it available.

On Wed, 25 Mar 2020 05:56:59 +0000
Dan Gahlinger <dgahling at hotmail.com> 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.