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Subject: Re: Fwd: WuFTPD: Providing *remote* root since at least1994
In-Reply-To: <3956D5A3.1C2E8D06@softweyr.com> "from Wes Peters at Jun 25, 2000
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Wes Peters writes:
> > 
> > Well, if in addition to "fmt" argument, string will contain formatting code[s],
> > the result will be just the same. (at least with printf() family).
> 
> Since when did printf try to interpret formatting codes within an argument
> string?  In fact, it does not:

It's either I have a brain fart, or it used to do it in the past.


-- dima


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