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Article #204Re: EA on JFS?
From: mbbr
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:14
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:14
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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? > 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.
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