Re: CF: Win32 client/server: chat line bug

["Michael Toennies" <mtx93@informatik.uni-bremen.de>]

Hi

I have tried the server/client today from primary ftp server,
it crashes server and linux client to when you type in "say xxx..."
in a long line.

----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Wedel <mwedel@scruznet.com>
To: Michael Toennies <mtx93@informatik.uni-bremen.de>
Cc: <crossfire@ifi.uio.no>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 6:13 AM
Subject: Re: CF: Win32 client/server: chat line bug


>
>  I believe I have fixed the problem in the CVS repository - don't have a
windows
> client handy to make sure.  From the CHANGES file:
>
> socket/request.c:  Add length checking to NewPlayerCmd so that if the
client
> sends us a really long command, we just truncate the end of it and not
> overwrite our internal buffers causing crashes.  MSW 5/8/2000
>
>
> > Hi
> >
> > If you open the chat window in the win32 client and hold a key to
produce a
> > string of 200+ chars,
> > the server crashes if you hit the say button.
> >
> > ( this is the player number one server reset for "let me loot the
treasure
> > chamber again")
> >
> > Michael
> >
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