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Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:59:56 -0500
From: john@csplan9.rit.edu
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> In most /bin/sh variants (I'm not sure about original):
>
> 	:(){:|:};:
>
> Quick denial of service.
>

This just in: Repeated forks can bring down a system.
Story at 11.

#include <u.h>
#include <libc.h>

int main() {
	for (;;)
		fork();
}

Look ma!

John