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From: "David C. Hoos" <david.c.hoos.sr@ada95.com>
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Subject: Re: status of PL/I as a viable language
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Leake" <Stephen.A.Leake@nasa.gov>
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Subject: Re: status of PL/I as a viable language


> Preben Randhol <randhol+news@pvv.org> writes:
> 
<snip>
> Not quite: it really is a buffer overflow :).
> 
> I suppose the term "buffer overflow" has been overloaded to mean
> "buffer overflow that allows security breaches". But in this context,
> I think the more narrow meaning is appropriate.
Well... if you waant to talk about narrow meanings -- how about
"attempted buffer overflow," which succeeds with C, and fails with Ada.

In my view, the meaning of buffer overflow is when the buffer really
overflows, not when a buffer overflow is attempted.
 
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