Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1a 12/4/83; site rlgvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!vaxine!wjh12!genrad!decvax!ucbvax!ucbcad!tektronix!hplabs!hao!seismo!rlgvax!guy From: guy@rlgvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: XMAGIC: a.out without a valid page 0? Message-ID: <2026@rlgvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 15-Jun-84 22:43:27 EDT Article-I.D.: rlgvax.2026 Posted: Fri Jun 15 22:43:27 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 19-Jun-84 01:28:27 EDT References: <3732@mordor.UUCP> <233@elecvax.UUCP> Organization: CCI Office Systems Group, Reston, VA Lines: 8 So, according to an authoritative source, did a paging VAX-11 UNIX done at BTL. I don't think "well, it'll break lots of existing - but *incorrect* - UNIX programs" is necessarily a reason to do something. Correctly written C programs have no problems with dereferencing null pointers (remember, according to K&R, a null pointer doesn't point to anything). Guy Harris {seismo,ihnp4,allegra}!rlgvax!guy