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From: David Presotto <presotto@closedmind.org>
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Subject: [9fans] cat /net/iproute
Date: Thu,  3 Apr 2003 21:39:16 -0500
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geoff found that cat #I/iproute could give bad doodoo, for example:

	; cat /net.alt/iproute
	0.0.0.0 /96 63.192.14.225 4    none   0
	€>%[$€€JX€p€€QMs€p€DE€Ԟ€€€
€j-€wKf€€-€€ս€[2€€€€j€€mmï€P€f€€€fx#€€€T€v€n€€Yqz)-,g€€63.0.0.0 /128 63.0.0.0 4b   ifc    -
	€O€.:€€W^€€6.T€t€€uT€€€€€_"€gt€€€x€€€€€€AiH€rН€q€;€W€€0€€€q€€q€a€[;€32€€j€W$€€€#€€63.192.14.224 /124 63.192.14.224 4i   ifc    0
	€€h€€€€€P	[€€9k€€€€€$€5€€€Qx[#<€ӍǀI€€iՕ€€€€Ԛ€l€1(%x;m€€€!V€€D[€(€j€€G€63.192.14.224 /128 63.192.14.224 4b   ifc    -
	€ɐB€€q€f'1+€	E€G€y€€€'€N€|€€d€p{1€€./@¹€€€6L€C3€voPS€€€€Jõ€€p€ /€ܫݯ<6 /128 6363.192.14.226 /128 63.192.14.226 4u   ifc    0
	man /sys/man
	bind -c63.192.14.224 /124 63.192.14.224 4i   ifc    0
	63.192.14.239 /128 6363.192.14.239 /128 63.192.14.239 4b   ifc    -
	n/other/mail/box /ma63.192.14.224 /128 63.192.14.224 4b   ifc    -
	63.255.255.255 /128 663.255.255.255 /128 63.255.255.255 4b   ifc    -
	s
	bind -c /usr/inf63.192.14.226 /128 63.192.14.226 4u   ifc    0
	255.255.255.255 /128 255.255.255.255 /128 255.255.255.255 4b   ifc    -
	/kfs /n/kfs
	moun63.192.14.239 /128 63.192.14.239 4b   ifc    -

It was a problem with the eipfmt in the kernel.  I fixed it by copying in
the libip one.  Also, I fixed the formating to not have to be fixed length
strings.  For IPv6 the required length was way too long for screens.

Rigorously tested, i.e., I tried it once and the kernel didn't crash.