[uw.mfcf.bugs] restore - doesn't check its input very well

jmsellens@watdragon.waterloo.edu (09/22/89)

From: "John M. Sellens" <jmsellens>

Interactive programs should be a little fussier:

restore 
restore: Required command argument "Pathname" not found.
Enter Pathname: 
restore: Required command argument "Earliesttime" not found.
Enter Earliesttime: hi there
restore: Required command argument "Latesttime" not found.
Enter Latesttime: bing bong
restore: request from jmsellens@watdragon sent.

Why send a request when it has no pathname to request?  It might have at least
checked the dates to make sure that there are reasonable.  The restore man
page says that "complete explanation"s can be sent in a separate mail message
to "operators" (sic) - so what is the "comment=" argument for then?

The restore man page says that absolute pathnames should be used - the restore
command should check this before submitting a request.