Re: lynx-dev Crash with new Lynx trying to get to Print Options screen

[dickey]

> I'm getting a crash running  
> Lynx Version 2.8.1rel.2 (1998) 
>  
> I'm running on  
> SunOS vax 5.6 sun4u sparc 

I took a look this morning, and it seems that the problem is most likely
buffer overflow (I got a suggested download filename that was 309 characters).
Most of those problems should have gone away in the development version - but
not this one yet (I haven't gotten there).
  
> 1) I go to: http://www.tv1.com/tv/templates/checkuser.dpg 
> 2) I log in 
> 3) I hit return on the Refresh link 
> 4) I change popup #4 to "all week" 
> 5) I change popup #7 to HBOP 
> 6) I hit submit 
> 7) When the data comes back, I try to Print it. 
>  
> I get: 
> A Fatal error has occurred in Lynx Ver. 2.8.1rel.2 
>  
> Please notify your system administrator to confirm a bug, and 
> if confirmed, to notify the lynx-dev list.  Bug reports should 
> have concise descriptions of the command and/or URL which causes 
> the problem, the operating system name with version number, the 
> TCPIP implementation, and any other relevant information. 
>  
> Do NOT mail the core file if one was generated. 
>  
> Lynx now exiting with signal:  10 
>  
> I have verified I can get to the print options screen from the original  
> page that comes up after step 3 above.  There are 188 pages while viewing the 
> document (24 lines high). 
>  
> Hmm, after step 6, there are only 36 pages of data...  So the size of the 
> file, being my first guess at a problem, doesn't seem to be the culprit. 
>  
> What other useful data can I give and/or does anyone know what the problem 
> is?  
> 


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