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From: stm@apple.com (Steve Maller)
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Subject: Re: Is PasToZero necessary?
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Date: 9 Jul 90 21:16:33 GMT
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The name "PasToZero" is misleading. It should be PasToZeroHandle. It 
allocates the space necessary and returns a regular Memory Manager Handle 
to a null-terminated string. You can roll your own version of it, but you 
have to go through the memory manager.

I yam what I yam...