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| 110 | |
110 | |
| 111 | This module started as an interface to the uulib/uudeview library by Frank |
111 | This module started as an interface to the uulib/uudeview library by Frank |
| 112 | Pilhofer that can be used to decode all kinds of usenet (and other) |
112 | Pilhofer that can be used to decode all kinds of usenet (and other) |
| 113 | binary messages. |
113 | binary messages. |
| 114 | |
114 | |
| 115 | After upstream abondoned the project, th library was continuously bugfixed |
115 | After upstream abondoned the project, the library was continuously bugfixed |
| 116 | and improved in this module, with major focuses on security fixes, |
116 | and improved in this module, with major focuses on security fixes, |
| 117 | correctness and speed (that does not mean that this library is considered |
117 | correctness and speed (that does not mean that this library is considered |
| 118 | safe with untrusted data, but it surely is safer than the poriginal |
118 | safe with untrusted data, but it surely is safer than the original |
| 119 | uudeview). |
119 | uudeview). |
| 120 | |
120 | |
| 121 | Read the file doc/library.pdf from the distribution for in-depth |
121 | Read the file doc/library.pdf from the distribution for in-depth |
| 122 | information about the C-library used in this interface, and the rest of |
122 | information about the C-library used in this interface, and the rest of |
| 123 | this document and especially the non-trivial decoder program at the end. |
123 | this document and especially the non-trivial decoder program at the end. |
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| 144 | =head2 Options |
144 | =head2 Options |
| 145 | |
145 | |
| 146 | OPT_VERSION version number MAJOR.MINORplPATCH (ro) |
146 | OPT_VERSION version number MAJOR.MINORplPATCH (ro) |
| 147 | OPT_FAST assumes only one part per file |
147 | OPT_FAST assumes only one part per file |
| 148 | OPT_DUMBNESS switch off the program's intelligence |
148 | OPT_DUMBNESS switch off the program's intelligence |
| 149 | OPT_BRACKPOL give numbers in [] higher precendence |
149 | OPT_BRACKPOL give numbers in [] higher precedence |
| 150 | OPT_VERBOSE generate informative messages |
150 | OPT_VERBOSE generate informative messages |
| 151 | OPT_DESPERATE try to decode incomplete files |
151 | OPT_DESPERATE try to decode incomplete files |
| 152 | OPT_IGNREPLY ignore RE:plies (off by default) |
152 | OPT_IGNREPLY ignore RE:plies (off by default) |
| 153 | OPT_OVERWRITE whether it's OK to overwrite ex. files |
153 | OPT_OVERWRITE whether it's OK to overwrite ex. files |
| 154 | OPT_SAVEPATH prefix to save-files on disk |
154 | OPT_SAVEPATH prefix to save-files on disk |
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| 602 | Future versions might enable multicore support for more functions. |
602 | Future versions might enable multicore support for more functions. |
| 603 | |
603 | |
| 604 | =head1 BUGS AND LIMITATIONS |
604 | =head1 BUGS AND LIMITATIONS |
| 605 | |
605 | |
| 606 | The original uulib library this module uses was written at a time where |
606 | The original uulib library this module uses was written at a time where |
| 607 | main memory of measured in megabytes and buffer overflows as a security |
607 | main memory was measured in megabytes and buffer overflows as a security |
| 608 | thign didn't exist. While a lot of security fixes have been applied over |
608 | thing didn't exist. While a lot of security fixes have been applied over |
| 609 | the years (includign some defense in depth mechanism that can shield |
609 | the years (including some defense in depth mechanism that can shield |
| 610 | against a lot of as-of-yet undetected bugs), using this library for |
610 | against a lot of as-of-yet undetected bugs), using this library for |
| 611 | security purposes requires care. |
611 | security purposes requires care. |
| 612 | |
612 | |
| 613 | Likewise, file sizes when the uulib library was written were tiny compared |
613 | Likewise, file sizes when the uulib library was written were tiny compared |
| 614 | to today, so do not expect this library to handle files larger than 2GB, |
614 | to today, so do not expect this library to handle files larger than 2GB, |
