Re: lynx-dev Big download names from web sites (again)

[dickey]

> 
> >From CHANGES (dev26/pre1): 
> * correct a buffer overflow in LYDownload.c (reported by John Bley) -TD 
>  
> First, thanks.  I'll hopefully take a look at that part of the patch and see  
> if I can use it to solve the remaining problems. 
>  
> OK, now it at least doesn't segfault.  It handles the name, and I can  
> use specialized DOWNLOADERs to save to that name.  I can even delete and  
> save to a different (shorter) name with the default downloader.  However,  
> the specialized DOWNLOADER option still  
>   * displays a strange off-by-one when deleting the name on the status line 

I saw an off-by display, but it saved properly (for me).  It needs more
attention, agreed (bugs, not features).

>   * displays blanks when I then type in a name like "foo" (still moves  
>     the cursor, just writes blanks to the screen) 
>   * doesn't actually save the file to the new name I enter (but doesn't  
>     crash now, either) 
>  
> Still in the middle of exams, but next week I should have time to do 
> more involved hacking on the latest pre patch. 
>  
> --  
> John Bley - address@hidden 
> Duke '99 - English/Computer Science 
>   Since English is a mess, it maps well onto the problem space, 
>   which is also a mess, which we call reality.     - Larry Wall 


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