From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: erik quanstrom To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu, Russ Cox References: <20060113164151.ED27C35076@dexter-peak.quanstro.net> <20060114121550.4FD0134FFB@dexter-peak.quanstro.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [9fans] tarfs & 2GB limit Message-Id: <20060116025735.6F47332554@dexter-peak.quanstro.net> Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 20:57:35 -0600 Cc: Topicbox-Message-UUID: d8735f44-ead0-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 you're right, of course. Russ Cox writes | | > one question, with tpfs, there's a cast to vlong: | > seek(tapefile, 512*(vlong)r->data+off, 0); | > i cast to (int) because the size is only 3 bytes. | > is there anything drasticlly wrong with this? | | the cast is there not because r->data is big, | but so that multiplying by 512 and adding | off doesn't overflow. sendmail 9fans@cse.psu.edu rsc@swtch.com From: erik quanstrom To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu, Russ Cox References: <20060113164151.ED27C35076@dexter-peak.quanstro.net> <20060114121550.4FD0134FFB@dexter-peak.quanstro.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [9fans] tarfs & 2GB limit you're right, of course. Russ Cox writes | | > one question, with tpfs, there's a cast to vlong: | > seek(tapefile, 512*(vlong)r->data+off, 0); | > i cast to (int) because the size is only 3 bytes. | > is there anything drasticlly wrong with this? | | the cast is there not because r->data is big, | but so that multiplying by 512 and adding | off doesn't overflow. sendmail anna@annabradshaw.com quanstro@quanstro.net From: erik quanstrom To: Anna Bradshaw , erik quanstrom References: <2872A7CE-AE8D-4B03-A3F5-A2D291CF6B1A@annabradshaw.com> <20060113173158.EF72835076@dexter-peak.quanstro.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: bug steals the show i'm sure it's a bug in the mailer. computers. you can't live with 'em, you .... - erik Anna Bradshaw writes | | I just sent them like I always do. The comment was the subject | line. Not sure what happened exactly. | | sendmail anna@annabradshaw.com quanstro@quanstro.net From: erik quanstrom To: Anna Bradshaw , erik quanstrom References: <2872A7CE-AE8D-4B03-A3F5-A2D291CF6B1A@annabradshaw.com> <20060113173158.EF72835076@dexter-peak.quanstro.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: bug steals the show i'm sure it's a bug in the mailer. computers. you can't live with 'em, you .... - erik Anna Bradshaw writes | | I just sent them like I always do. The comment was the subject | line. Not sure what happened exactly. | | sendmail lucio@proxima.alt.za quanstro@quanstro.net From: erik quanstrom To: lucio@proxima.alt.za, quanstro@quanstro.net References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [9fans] warning of putchar it's a good stop-gap. i'm pretty sure the hueristics like this do not work, in general. the most consistant indicator of spam is the structure of the Recieved lines. unfortunately, i have yet to figure out how to write a set of rules for recieved lines that's 85% effective. maybe the real problem is that spam is like porn. "i know it when i see it." ;-) - erik lucio@proxima.alt.za writes | | > there is recourse. run your own mailserver. i blew some power | > supplies, i've been using the third-in-line server, which i don't | > control. | | Ah, that explains it. My approach to spam curbing consists of dumping | unknowns to a folder in Cape Town and forwarding to my home only | summary headers. Occasionally, I spot mail from a desired source, | otherwise I check the folder on a whim. | | It's not ideal, but it does diminish my frustration level without | depriving me of important mail. Now to figure out how to use the | notification as a remote mechanism to prompt forwarding or discrding. | | ++L sendmail lucio@proxima.alt.za quanstro@quanstro.net From: erik quanstrom To: lucio@proxima.alt.za, quanstro@quanstro.net References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [9fans] warning of putchar it's a good stop-gap. i'm pretty sure the hueristics like this do not work, in general. the most consistant indicator of spam is the structure of the Recieved lines. unfortunately, i have yet to figure out how to write a set of rules for recieved lines that's 85% effective. maybe the real problem is that spam is like porn. "i know it when i see it." ;-) - erik lucio@proxima.alt.za writes | | > there is recourse. run your own mailserver. i blew some power | > supplies, i've been using the third-in-line server, which i don't | > control. | | Ah, that explains it. My approach to spam curbing consists of dumping | unknowns to a folder in Cape Town and forwarding to my home only | summary headers. Occasionally, I spot mail from a desired source, | otherwise I check the folder on a whim. | | It's not ideal, but it does diminish my frustration level without | depriving me of important mail. Now to figure out how to use the | notification as a remote mechanism to prompt forwarding or discrding. | | ++L sendmail lucio@proxima.alt.za quanstro@quanstro.net From: erik quanstrom To: lucio@proxima.alt.za, quanstro@quanstro.net References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [9fans] warning of putchar it's a good stop-gap. i'm pretty sure the hueristics like this do not work, in general. the most consistant indicator of spam is the structure of the Recieved lines. unfortunately, i have yet to figure out how to write a set of rules for recieved lines that's 85% effective. maybe the real problem is that spam is like porn. "i know it when i see it." ;-) - erik lucio@proxima.alt.za writes | | > there is recourse. run your own mailserver. i blew some power | > supplies, i've been using the third-in-line server, which i don't | > control. | | Ah, that explains it. My approach to spam curbing consists of dumping | unknowns to a folder in Cape Town and forwarding to my home only | summary headers. Occasionally, I spot mail from a desired source, | otherwise I check the folder on a whim. | | It's not ideal, but it does diminish my frustration level without | depriving me of important mail. Now to figure out how to use the | notification as a remote mechanism to prompt forwarding or discrding. | | ++L