Re: sscanf error checking

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From	Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject	Re: sscanf error checking
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Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> writes:
> On Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 7:25:50 PM UTC, Keith Thompson wrote:
>> supercat@casperkitty.com writes:
>> > On Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 2:52:04 PM UTC-6, robert...@yahoo.com wrote:
>> >> IMO, the *scanf() and ato*() functions are pretty much of no use
>> >> outside of toy problems, the lack of meaningful error handling being
>> >> the biggest issue.  YMMV.
>> >
>> > Many programs are intended only for use upon validated input.
>> 
>> Many programs are poorly written.  That's often why malware is able
>> to work.
>> 
> Many programs are given to the user in source code form, and he is
> expected to have the skills to use a C compiler to generate an
> executable and run it.

Most aren't.

> So there's not much point in putting in security measures.

Huh?

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
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sscanf error checking BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-14 15:42 +0000
  Re: sscanf error checking John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2016-12-14 15:58 +0000
    Re: sscanf error checking Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2016-12-14 11:14 -0500
  Re: sscanf error checking gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2016-12-14 16:11 +0000
    Re: sscanf error checking BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-14 17:51 +0000
      Re: sscanf error checking gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2016-12-14 18:09 +0000
      Re: sscanf error checking Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-12-14 19:49 +0000
        Re: sscanf error checking BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-14 20:43 +0000
  Re: sscanf error checking Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-12-14 16:40 +0000
  Re: sscanf error checking Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-14 09:34 -0800
  Re: sscanf error checking Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2016-12-14 14:52 -0600
    Re: sscanf error checking supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-12-15 07:24 -0800
      Re: sscanf error checking Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-15 11:26 -0800
        Re: sscanf error checking Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-12-15 15:35 -0800
          Re: sscanf error checking Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-15 16:28 -0800
            Re: sscanf error checking Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-12-15 16:37 -0800
              Re: sscanf error checking Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2016-12-26 17:25 -0600
        Re: sscanf error checking supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-12-15 16:38 -0800
      Re: sscanf error checking raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2016-12-15 20:20 +0000
        Re: sscanf error checking Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-15 12:33 -0800
  sscanf error checking asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2016-12-16 01:49 -0800
    sscanf error checking asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2016-12-16 01:53 -0800

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