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Re: LYNX-DEV /dev/null and the CERT bug
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Lars Marowsky-Bree |
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Re: LYNX-DEV /dev/null and the CERT bug |
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Fri, 27 Jun 1997 12:26:15 +0200 |
On 1997-06-27T09:31:51,
H E Nelson <address@hidden> said:
> > you have tested the CERT bug with Lynx on your system, be sure to check that
> > /dev/null is correct and functional.
> What is a "correct and functional" /dev/null, and how do you check to see
> that it is? What exactly did the test of the CERT bug do to /dev/null?
You dump some gigabytes into it, and if it gets full, call the janitor.
(/dev/null should not be a regular file because the fs it is on would most
likely fill up real quick, also all kinds of programs start breaking,
'cause they MMAP /dev/null)
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