Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: retiring gets(3)
Message-ID: <1988Nov16.184238.16375@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <1988Nov14.220842.3980@utstat.uucp> <8902@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 88 18:42:38 GMT

In article <8902@smoke.BRL.MIL> gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>) writes:
>... In fact they're wrong.  I routinely use gets() in
>an utterly safe manner...

Well, "utterly safe" if you're always very careful that part A of your
program preserves the length limits that part B is relying on.  Personally
I prefer slightly more robust programming, especially when there's no
significant difference in convenience or efficiency.
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