Re: lynx-dev (forw) Possible buffer overflows in Lynx?

[T.E.Dickey]

> 
> >> I suggest to just skip sending those headers if the contents would be too 
> >> long, rather than using malloc'ed strings everywhere.  It seems wasteful 
> > 
> >...and rather than truncate them? 
>  
> What concerns me is whether it is possible for lynx to encounter a legit 
> situation in need of long values - perhaps a heavily nested web site or 
> a cgi with a huge variable requirement.  

they do seem to get longer as time passes.

> Larry W. Virden <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]><http://www.usenix.org/events/tcl2k/> 

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