[Dx4win] BUG: long announcement freezes DX4WIN

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

Paul KK4HD found the problem and fixed it.  This is apparently a really old bug
that no one ever caught before!

73 - Jim AD1C

--- Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> Hi Paul/Steve,
> 
> DX4WIN on both of my computers froze today at the same time.  I had to kill
> the program from the task manager.
> 
> I have annoucements set up to go to separate window.
> 
> I received an announcement that was 4 lines long, between 240 and 320
> characters.  This was the last thing I saw on the screen before DX4WIN hung. 
> This was the announcement:
> 
> 27Jun2005 at 17:25:26 YV5SSB -> ALL Yes it always qsl by w4so ,if you have
> not received yours of some activation write direct to him W4SO SCOTT,
> i am sure he will help you and give you the proper information.IOTA
> hunters is very apreciated for many dxers,but if this is not your case
> you have the right of not call.......THANKS
> 
> Is there an array that's overflowing here?  This is a pretty SERIOUS bug.
> 
> This is not the first time that DX4WIN has hung on me lately.  But this is
> the first time I saw something that might be a smoking gun.


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