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"Christopher A. Larrieu" <[email protected]> · Mon, 22 Nov 1999 12:36:10 -0500

> I also use this " " to replace the NULL pvname if the user
> mistakenly provided a NULL string for name search to an
> interactive CA client. If I remember it right this will
> avaoid the problem of core dump and accidentally get
> out of the interactive CA client.

  I don't understand: if you're going to test for a zero-
length string, why even bother making the CA function call 
with name " " when you know it's going to fail?

Chris
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