help@kendra.kew.com (Drew Derbyshire) (06/08/90)
I recently received a UUPC bug report to the effect the UUPC was wrong in only transmitting (and checking) the first seven characters of a host. (I think the number is actually six, with one extra for a) luck and b) a terminating \0). What do REAL (what the hell IS real?) UUCP uucico programs check in the length department? Will I break someone if I send the entire host name because they expect 'x' characters followed by a \0? Will I break someone if I check more than 'x' characters of a host name because they only send 'x'? Will Trudy marry Dave? Will Marsha ... oh never mind. Drew Derbyshire Internet: help@kendra.kew.com Snail mail: 108 Decatur St, Apt 9 Voice: 617-641-3739 Arlington, MA 02174 p.s. Bravo to the sucker --- err -- kind person writing the UUPC manual, but you better mail your phone number to me, cause your e-mail address isn't worth the magnetic field it's stored in. Both my replies to you bounced.