[OZAPRS] Xastir maps... again

[Andrew Rich]

Never assume

Since I seem to be the only one around here who's actually paid to write 
> Perl, here's some free advice:

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Andrew Rich
Amateur radio callsign VK4TEC
email: vk4tec at tech-software.net <mailto:vk4tec at tech-software.net> 
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Brisbane AUSTRALIA 



-----Original Message-----
From: Norm, VK3XCI [mailto:vk3xci at aanet.com.au]
Sent: Wednesday, 7 February 2007 9:31 PM
To: VK / ZL APRS Users
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Xastir maps... again


Dave Horsfall wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Feb 2007, Ron Perry top-posted:
> 
>> Dave,
>> With respect, if you can't help then please stop just criticising. 
> 
> Since I seem to be the only one around here who's actually paid to write

> Perl, here's some free advice:
> 
> [ You'll have to sort out Ron's top-posting for yourself ]
>  
>>>> The "identify" routine from imagemagick is called in this line
>>>>> $string = `identify -ping $try_filename 2>/dev/null`;
>>> Whoever wrote that POS ought to be taken out the back and shot.
> 
> That statement will execute "identify" wherever it happens to be in your

> $PATH, assuming that it exists at all.  Think of Grecian equines...
> 
> It will throw away any error messages that might actually provide a hint

> as to what went wrong.
> 
> Is $filename made safe?  I.e. untainted?
> 
> And I have a problem with ImageMagick hijacking "identify".
> 
> -- Dave
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