Re: Bug in hfaxd.

[David Gilbert <dgilbert@jaywon.pci.on.ca>]

>>>>> "Steve" == Steve Williams <steve@genie96.com> writes:

>>  I'm using FreeBSD-2.2.1-RELEASE and hylafax-4.0p1.  This doesn't
>> have anything to do with the modem (and I can't really identify it
>> anyways).  The stock hfaxd program core dumps on FreeBSD when
>> invoked with the -i option, after someone connects or when invoked
>> with the -I option.  I've tracked down the offending code... in the
>> following code, hp turns up NULL for some reason.  Extending the if
>> around the code solves the problem.
>> 

Steve> Well, looking at the code, it looks like a legitimate bug to
Steve> me.  After all, if hp is null, the memcpy line is going to puke
Steve> big time...., maybe even dump a big core <g>.

	It catches it's signal, actually... then dies.

Steve> Have you been able to determin why the gethostbyname is
Steve> failing?

	I havn't looked, but it's very possible that the hostname that
the machine thinks it is points nowhere... but I don't have access to
the machine anymore.

Dave.

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