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To: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: Re: strncpy bugs 
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Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2000 22:41:37 -0600
From: Warner Losh <imp@village.org>
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In message <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008042027130.63007-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> Kris Kennaway writes:
: strlcpy is definitely easier to use correctly. However, it's probably not
: worthwhile replacing correct strncpy usage in most instances.

Long term it likely is.  Short term, or doing it in a rush will lead
to either more errors than before, or to propigation of errors that
are in the existing code.

Warner


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