Re: BUG

From: Brian Jones (balif@nacs.net)
Date: 02/10/96


On Sat, 10 Feb 1996, Ron Hensley wrote:

> Seems Ive found a bug.
> 
> try typing any command, with like 5 - 10 lines for an argument.
> 
> like:
> bug mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
> mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
> mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
> mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
> mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
> mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
> mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
> 
> The mud will crash....
> 
> Yes i know thats an odd example, but imagine a user trying to post a long 
> typo or bug report. Thats where i found the problem.
> 
> Even things like:
>  kill  <extremely long text>
> 
> its char *argument  send to ACMD's that overruns and crashes the mud.
> 
> This is a rather low level problem, im sure i could hack a fix on my 
> mud,but thought id report it as its a potential problem on everyones mud.
> 
> especially with users used to say MUSH where descs, and all can be two 

	The mud doesn't crash it just causes the person to drop link. 



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