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Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 01:51:49 -0500
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David Tolpin wrote:

>Hi,
>
>is ERRMAX the 'official' limit on the length of the buffer filled by 
>errstr? 
>  
>

there is no official limit.  that's why you pass your
own limit to the kernel.  ERRMAX is what the kernel
is likely to keep around, but it's okay for user and kernel
to disagree.