Re: [code] Any ideas ?

From: Mark McArthey (mcarthey@mfa.com)
Date: 10/02/96


Hi all,

Just wondering about the code snippet presented below.
I may be wrong, but don't we have a recipe for disaster if
someone were to put an email address of (for instance) ;rm -rf *
or something to that effect?

Stirring the pot, 

 Mark McArthey          `  _ ,  '   
 mcarthey@execpc.com   -  (o)o)  -  
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> On Wed, 2 Oct 1996, Rasmus 'Con' Ronlev wrote:
> 
> Write message in a file <MAILFILE.TXT>
> then:
> sprintf(buf, "mail -s \"%s\" %s <MAILFILE.TXT &", subject, emailaddr);
> system(buf);
> 
> :) Should handle that problem :)  The & make sure it become a background
> proccess, and that way continue with the MUD at once. And then its all up
> for the server to handle the two things at the same time :)
> But wont affect the MUD as much if you did a system() call without &
> *shiver*
> 

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