From:	MERC::"uunet!CRVAX.SRI.COM!RELAY-INFO-VAX" 28-FEB-1993 20:42:45.23
To:	Info-VAX@KL.SRI.COM
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Subj:	Bug with HPWD C routines.  Sorry.

I have discovered that the HPWD function returns the wrong hash under some
conditions.  I'm not sure what causes the problem, but I think it is username
length.  I have only tested this on accounts with 5 or fewer characters in the
username, and I assumed my routine worked since I tested it for many cases.
But I think that is where the bug lies.  I have some code for that routine that
DEC wrote, so I will try plugging that code in and try again.

I knew my code was pretty dependent on the VAXC compiler, but I wasn't sure
how off it was.  Now I've found that the latest gcc compiler will not
make the demo (v2.3.3).  The previous version did.

I will try to fix the bug and get out the fixed version as  quickly as
possible.  Meanwhile, someone has expressed an interest in making the code
ANSI C compatible.

-Shawn 

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