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From: John Dowdal <jdowdal@destiny.erols.com>
To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
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Subject: Re: The 99,999-bug question: Why can you execute from the  stack? 
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On Sun, 19 Jul 1998, Brett Glass wrote:

> At 06:17 PM 7/19/98 -0700, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:

> As a seasoned assembly language programmer, I understand the subjects 
> of memory allocation and "thunking" quite well. I don't think anyone 
> should feel antagonized when I emphasize the importance of fixing this 
> problem -- especially after the extensive personal cost it has had, and
> will have, for me.

As a seasoned assembly language programmer, you should understand the
subject of "backup" quite well.  


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