[SLUG] Using Programs that use _gets_

From: Robert Haeckl (rhaeckl@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Thu Feb 14 2002 - 12:36:39 EST

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Recently, I downloaded the imap tar file from Washington U. and compiled
it. One of the compiler warnings mentioned that gets() was used. Is
this always significant as a potential buffer overrun problem, and would
this raise a red flag for someone who screens source code?

-Robert

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