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From: rob@array.UUCP (Rob Marchand)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: Smail2.5 binary search bug
Message-ID: <1888@array.UUCP>
Date: 14 Mar 91 13:32:55 GMT
References: <135800005@cdp> <1991Mar13.211418.20877@eci386.uucp>
Organization: Array Systems Computing, Inc., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
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In article <1991Mar13.211418.20877@eci386.uucp> woods@eci386.UUCP (Greg A. Woods) writes:
>In article <135800005@cdp> brian@cdp.UUCP writes:
>> i have just discoverd that the binary search routine in
>> smail 2.5 is faulty. it seems it can miss (at least) the
>> last line in the paths file. the version i have is:
>> 
	[ Example of problem deleted ]
>
>I think this bug has been previously discovered, and perhaps there is
>a patch for it.  I know I ran into it at one time.
>
	For those who are interested, I have a copy of the patch to smail2.5
	which corrects the binary search problem  (well, `a' binary search
	problem anyways :-)  Send mail if you desire a copy....

	Cheers!
	Rob 

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