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Re: MPD, the OMR, and Incomplete Parts
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Tue, 15 Jun 1999 16:54:33 GMT
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On 6/15/99, at 12:51 PM, Tim Courtney wrote:

> 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.
> > 
> > That sounds like a really wise idea...and positively A/R, • which is a Good
> > Thing too.  :-)
> 
> A/R??

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..

And have you made a list of all those extra pieces, Todd? You
can't expect
people to do that on their own if all they have is the
instructions.
Personally I don't like the idea because it really has nothing
to do with
building the model.

> > 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:
> > 
> > 0 FILE /windows/win.ini
> > 0 ha ha ha ha
> > 
> > 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?

Wow, that would be nasty. :)

Ryan



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  Re: MPD, the OMR, and Incomplete Parts
 
(...) Wouldn't it be A** retentive? I can't think of a four-letter A-word. :) -Tim Courtney ldraw.org Project Coordinator (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 (27 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
  Re: MPD, the OMR, and Incomplete Parts
 
Scott R Dennett <dennett@agate.net> wrote in message news:199906151254330...ate.net... (...) A*** Retentive, I assume. (...) But it has everything to do with inventorying the parts in a set, which is another plus of the LDraw file, and one of the (...) (27 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

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  Re: MPD, the OMR, and Incomplete Parts
 
(...) A/R?? (...) Good idea.. (...) Ok. (...) 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 (...) (27 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

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