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Record 1 2001-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A bug in some now-obsolete versions of the netnews software that used to eat up to BUFSIZ bytes of the article text.

CONT

Some old versions of Usenet software would "eat" the first line or two of users' postings. For some years after this was fixed, posters would include "food for the line eater" at the start of messages not essential to their posting, just in case.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Défaut de certains anciens lecteurs de nouvelles, qui «mangeaient» une partie des articles postés dans les groupes de discussion.

Spanish

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