Word: logout
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hurry at a public network terminal but have already entered your login and password to an unresponsive "fas" hit Control-Z a few time until you get an "fas" prompt, then type "logout" and hit again and your account will be safe from prying eyes...
...even if one merely forgets to logout,another person can enter the account and can loginto that person's account whenever he wants withfive simple commands. That person can even haveall mail received by the first personautomatically forwarded...
...says the easiest way to prevent someonefrom breaking into one's account is to be surealways to logout...
...Lurk beside an occupied computer, sticking their faces intrusively into the e-mailer's personal space in hopes of scaring him or her into a hastier logout. This is the most popular tactic, especially during peak hours...