Re: Eudora Pro 4.0 attachment/long filename problem

From: Lewis Eatherton (eathertlat_private)
Date: Mon Mar 30 1998 - 14:09:02 PST

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    The same bug is apparently in version 3.x as some funny person at my office
    just exploited it...
    
    At 05:04 AM 3/29/98 -0500, whiz wrote:
    >Eudora Pro 4.0 crashes when it trys to retrieve a message that has an
    >attachments with an extra long filename.  The length of the filename
    >effects the type of crash that will occur.  A filename of greater then 233
    >characters in length will cause an illegal operation.  However, a
    >bluescreen of death occurs and a reboot is necessary if the filename is
    >exactly 233 characters.
    >
    >Heres how to recreate it on Windows 95.
    >1. Create a file with a long name(>=233).
    >2. In Eudora, send an e-mail to your self with the new file attached.
    >3. Now check your mail, Eudora should crash when it starts to download the
    >attachment.
    >
    >And since Eudora crashes before it deletes the message from the server you
    >will have to do this in order to check your mail again:
    >1. Telnet to your mail server.
    >2. Type USER yourusername, hit enter.
    >3. Type PASS yourpassword, hit enter.
    >4. Type DELE 1, hit enter.
    >5. Type QUIT, hit enter.
    >
    >-whiz
    >
    >
    Lewis Eatherton
    Network Architect
    SegaSoft, Inc
    



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