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Re: RIPEM: Output file of 0 bytes necessary if error occurs?

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From: Mark Riordan
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 22:26
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Danny Guy Frezza (bz223@cleveland.Freenet.Edu) wrote:
: 
: 	I am just getting used to RIPEM, using version 1.0.2 for 386 msdos,
: and I have a question: Is it necessary, if one goofs, let's say in answering
: the password, for decrypting or maybe encrypting, while an -o option was
: specified followed by the name of the file on the command line, for RIPEM
: to exit by writing a file with 0 bytes? I am not really complaining, but
: was wondering if that is a good idea?

You're right--it's not a good idea.  I'll add this to the
list of things to change in RIPEM.

Mark R.
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Subject: Re: RIPEM: Output file of 0 bytes necessary if error occurs?
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