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Re: MPD, the OMR, and Incomplete Parts
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lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
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Tue, 15 Jun 1999 16:46:39 GMT
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At 04:48 PM 6/15/99 +0000, Todd Lehman wrote:
> > Then we should put an errors.txt file in the MPD's to denote each
> > discrepancy in the official models. Especially since a lot of the
> > decorated or sticker elements have not been modeled in LDraw yet.
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> That sounds like a really wise idea...and positively A/R, which is a Good
> Thing too. :-)
A/R??
> And not only that (but related), there probably is a good reason to have an
> extras.dat file to codify the extra elements that come with a set (things
> like extra 1x1 round plates, extra visors, extra skeleton arms, etc. -- all
> of these are pre-planned by TLG (except extra cloth capes and extra
> stickers, which are production accidents)).
Good idea..
> BTW, it's asking for trouble to allow filenames beginning with /, because a
> filename beginning with / means "start at the root directory." Leaving off
> the initial / means that the filename is relative to the current working
> directory, which is typically the c:\ldraw\models directory.
Ok.
> Use of a leading / is a potentially dangerous security risk because someone
> could make an MPD containing, say:
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> 0 FILE /windows/win.ini
> 0 ha ha ha ha
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> and guess what that would do to someone's system if the splitter didn't
> check the input carefully!
Wow! You have pointed out something very serious. Should there be things
in the MPD splitters to catch something like that and not allow it to write
to c:\ or c:\windows?
-Tim Courtney
ldraw.org Project Coordinator
http://www.ldraw.org
http://www.zacktron.com
AIM: timcourtne
ICQ: 23951114
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| (...) each (...) of the (...) yet. (...) which is a Good (...) A/R?? (...) reason to have an (...) set (things (...) arms, etc. -- all (...) extra (...) And have you made a list of all those extra pieces, Todd? You can't expect people to do that on (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
| | | Re: MPD, the OMR, and Incomplete Parts
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| Tim Courtney: (...) My MPD splitter never overwrites existing files - unless you set some flag I can't remember, so it should be safe. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| (...) Then we should put an errors.txt file in the MPD's to denote each discrepancy in the official models. Especially since a lot of the decorated or sticker elements have not been modeled in LDraw yet. -Tim Courtney ldraw.org Project Coordinator (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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