"No error" condition

[Stas Degteff]

Hello Nick.

08 Mar 12 08:05, you wrote to me:

C:\DB>> binkdwin -v
NA> Binkd 1.0a-521 (Nov 25 2008 16:59:39/Win32)


NA> 08 Mar 08:00:34 [19868] rcvd msg GET FF1CFF56.WE0 1708 1331211614
NA> 66236416

This log message speaks to us: remote send invalid command "M_GET" to you.
Third number (offset) should be not more first (length).

==== (from first message in this subject) ====
20120307 08:10:07 [28936] VER Internet Rex 2.29 Win32 (binkp/1.1)
==== ====
I can't make support for Internet Rex. Sysop of the remote node should tell
author of his software

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[Nick Andre]

On 09 Mar 12 02:12:04, Stas Degteff said the following to Nick Andre:

SD> This log message speaks to us: remote send invalid command "M_GET" to you.
SD> Third number (offset) should be not more first (length).
SD>
SD> ==== (from first message in this subject) ====
SD> 20120307 08:10:07 [28936] VER Internet Rex 2.29 Win32 (binkp/1.1)
SD> ==== ====
SD> I can't make support for Internet Rex. Sysop of the remote node should tell
SD> author of his software

Internet Rex is no longer supported, but I have not heard of this problem
affecting other systems. I have many systems connecting here with Internet Rex
with no problems.

Is there any workaround that can be done in BinkD?

Nick

[Nick Andre]

On 08 Mar 12 23:11:14, Andre Grueneberg said the following to Nick Andre:

AG> NA> Is there any workaround that can be done in BinkD?
AG>
AG> Best we could do is to treat this M_GET as unexpected (as if there is no su
AG> file). But I have no clue how IRex would react to it.
AG>
AG> Alternatively one could treat offset > size like offset == 0, but here agai
AG> it's unclear how implementations would react ... this could end in an endle
AG> loop of M_FILE(offset 0)+M_GET(offset invalid).

Can you or Stas compile this so I can test it?

Nick