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January 6th 07, 02:14 PM
Completely anal retentive kookdancing queen, Dickless Davie
the "irrelevaant" Ignoranus whined and tholed like
the antagonistic arsehole that he is:
> Marty writes:
>
> > Scott G. wrote:
>
> >> I think this is just a bug. There is an array in jfs.ifs that gets referenced
> >> to see what is or isn't valid. I don't see this getting fixed, though! You
> >> might be able to patch jfs.ifs (I forget whether the symbol is exported or
> >> not). For reference, here's the imporant part of the table as it is now.
>
> > This might not be a major concern, but a plus in a filename could wreak
> > havoc if the name is ever passed into the multimedia subsystem
> > (specifically MMIO).
>
> I know that the plus sign is not a valid filename character.

Ever heard of escaping special characters, Dickless?

> One reason
> is that the COPY command uses it to indicate that the files named on
> either side of it are to be concatenated. I don't want to risk trying
> it, but might it be possible to force the creation of a filename with a
> plus sign in it by using quotation marks around the filename?

Why am I not surprised.

> And what
> is it about MMIO that makes a plus sign in a filename particularly
> dangerous?

It prevents idiots like you from doing something completely stupid.

clarinet.fan[_1_]
January 9th 07, 01:11 AM
> wrote in message
ups.com...
> Completely anal retentive kookdancing queen, Dickless Davie
> the "irrelevaant" Ignoranus whined and tholed like
> the antagonistic arsehole that he is:
> > Marty writes:
> >
> > > Scott G. wrote:
> >
> > >> I think this is just a bug. There is an array in jfs.ifs that gets
referenced
> > >> to see what is or isn't valid. I don't see this getting fixed,
though! You
> > >> might be able to patch jfs.ifs (I forget whether the symbol is
exported or
> > >> not). For reference, here's the imporant part of the table as it is
now.
> >
> > > This might not be a major concern, but a plus in a filename could
wreak
> > > havoc if the name is ever passed into the multimedia subsystem
> > > (specifically MMIO).
> >
> > I know that the plus sign is not a valid filename character.
>
> Ever heard of escaping special characters, Dickless?
>

He'll never escape.

> > One reason
> > is that the COPY command uses it to indicate that the files named on
> > either side of it are to be concatenated. I don't want to risk trying
> > it, but might it be possible to force the creation of a filename with a
> > plus sign in it by using quotation marks around the filename?
>
> Why am I not surprised.
>
> > And what
> > is it about MMIO that makes a plus sign in a filename particularly
> > dangerous?
>
> It prevents idiots like you from doing something completely stupid.
>

Michael Baldwin, Bruce
January 9th 07, 02:56 AM
clarinet.fan wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ups.com...
> > Completely anal retentive kookdancing queen, Dickless Davie
> > the "irrelevaant" Ignoranus whined and tholed like
> > the antagonistic arsehole that he is:
> > > Marty writes:
> > >
> > > > Scott G. wrote:
> > >
> > > >> I think this is just a bug. There is an array in jfs.ifs that gets
> referenced
> > > >> to see what is or isn't valid. I don't see this getting fixed,
> though! You
> > > >> might be able to patch jfs.ifs (I forget whether the symbol is
> exported or
> > > >> not). For reference, here's the imporant part of the table as it is
> now.
> > >
> > > > This might not be a major concern, but a plus in a filename could
> wreak
> > > > havoc if the name is ever passed into the multimedia subsystem
> > > > (specifically MMIO).
> > >
> > > I know that the plus sign is not a valid filename character.
> >
> > Ever heard of escaping special characters, Dickless?
>
> He'll never escape.

Keeping him locked up is the best option.

clarinet.fan[_1_]
January 9th 07, 03:01 AM
"Michael Baldwin, Bruce" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> clarinet.fan wrote:
> > > wrote in message
> > ups.com...
> > > Completely anal retentive kookdancing queen, Dickless Davie
> > > the "irrelevaant" Ignoranus whined and tholed
like
> > > the antagonistic arsehole that he is:
> > > > Marty writes:
> > > >
> > > > > Scott G. wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >> I think this is just a bug. There is an array in jfs.ifs that
gets
> > referenced
> > > > >> to see what is or isn't valid. I don't see this getting fixed,
> > though! You
> > > > >> might be able to patch jfs.ifs (I forget whether the symbol is
> > exported or
> > > > >> not). For reference, here's the imporant part of the table as it
is
> > now.
> > > >
> > > > > This might not be a major concern, but a plus in a filename could
> > wreak
> > > > > havoc if the name is ever passed into the multimedia subsystem
> > > > > (specifically MMIO).
> > > >
> > > > I know that the plus sign is not a valid filename character.
> > >
> > > Ever heard of escaping special characters, Dickless?
> >
> > He'll never escape.
>
> Keeping him locked up is the best option.
>

Nightingale should try that, but she'd have to catch him first.

Michael Baldwin, Bruce
January 9th 07, 03:13 AM
clarinet.fan wrote:
> "Michael Baldwin, Bruce" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
> > clarinet.fan wrote:
> > > > wrote in message
> > > ups.com...
> > > > Completely anal retentive kookdancing queen, Dickless Davie
> > > > the "irrelevaant" Ignoranus whined and tholed
> like
> > > > the antagonistic arsehole that he is:
> > > > > Marty writes:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Scott G. wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >> I think this is just a bug. There is an array in jfs.ifs that
> gets
> > > referenced
> > > > > >> to see what is or isn't valid. I don't see this getting fixed,
> > > though! You
> > > > > >> might be able to patch jfs.ifs (I forget whether the symbol is
> > > exported or
> > > > > >> not). For reference, here's the imporant part of the table as it
> is
> > > now.
> > > > >
> > > > > > This might not be a major concern, but a plus in a filename could
> > > wreak
> > > > > > havoc if the name is ever passed into the multimedia subsystem
> > > > > > (specifically MMIO).
> > > > >
> > > > > I know that the plus sign is not a valid filename character.
> > > >
> > > > Ever heard of escaping special characters, Dickless?
> > >
> > > He'll never escape.
> >
> > Keeping him locked up is the best option.
>
> Nightingale should try that, but she'd have to catch him first.

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