BUG

From: Ron Hensley (strider@peace.hippy.org)
Date: 02/10/96


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 
screems full long.

 

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