At 11:08 PM 6/11/01 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>i am writing a script that tests to see if an \@ symbol is entered by an
>end user. i am trying to look at other alternatives that a malicious end
>user might do to get around my checking. right now, i am doing a simple
>
> if ( $add_alias =~ /\@/ ) {
>
>could an end user enter an escaped ascii character code that would be
>interpretted as \@
Interpreted in what context? I'm not aware of how a lowly @ character in
your input could pose a danger, so if you enlightened us as to exactly what
you're concerned about perhaps we can help.
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Peter Scott
Pacific Systems Design Technologies
http://www.perldebugged.com
