From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,f948976d12c7ee33 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-06-23 23:38:49 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!wn13feed!worldnet.att.net!204.127.198.203!attbi_feed3!attbi.com!rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Boeing and Dreamliner References: X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.234.13.56 X-Complaints-To: abuse@attbi.com X-Trace: rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net 1056436724 12.234.13.56 (Tue, 24 Jun 2003 06:38:44 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 06:38:44 GMT Organization: AT&T Broadband Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 06:38:44 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:39636 Date: 2003-06-24T06:38:44+00:00 List-Id: >what is a buffer overflow? It happens >when a programmer makes an assumption about the size of the Whoa there! A numerical value out of range is not a buffer overflow in the languages used on c.l.a. Surely as a programmer you appreciate the value of precise expression.