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<mbbr@mighty.co.za> wrote in message
news:1168092846.014764.146190@42g2000cwt.googlegroups.com...
> Completely anal retentive kookdancing queen, Dickless Davie
> tholeln@antispam.ham 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.
>