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Re: [Nmh-workers] strncpy(3), die, die, die.


From: Paul Vixie
Subject: Re: [Nmh-workers] strncpy(3), die, die, die.
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:08:28 -0700
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Todd C. Miller wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:40:36 -0400, address@hidden wrote:
> 
>> In other words - if the source string doesn't fit, it will create
>> a non-NULL-terminated destination string for you.  Repeat that,
>> slowly, until it sinks in.
> 
> It says nothing of the sort, please re-read the manual.  The source
> string doesn't fit the result is always NUL-terminated unless the
> specified size is 0.

it should just return a null string. partially useful results are bad.

-- 
P Vixie




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