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[RAMBO] The REBOL bug and enhancement database

Maxim
8-Feb-2007
[2665]
this sort of brings back the "nice toy" effect of REBOL within the 
plugin.  :-(
BrianH
8-Feb-2007
[2666]
Are these events handled by other plugins, like Flash and Java applets?
Maxim
8-Feb-2007
[2667x2]
ah... "enter" key... yes  for sure.
I can't be sure... as I'm no flash expert, but my gut feeling is 
that since actual controls do receive the events... object controls 
should also be able to receive them ... I posted the bug mainly to 
make sure the enter key isn't forgotten... cause that is quite weird.
Graham
8-Feb-2007
[2669x4]
There's a small but significant "bug" in prot-esmtp.r that for most 
users doesn't matter.
the protocol sends a terminating "." to signify the end of an email. 
 But this is not correct.  The RFC specifies that you should send 
crlf "." crlf
and what is actually being sent is  .. lf "." lf
gmail just hangs on this because it is expecting to see crlf "." 
crlf
BrianH
8-Feb-2007
[2673]
Is it sending lf or is it sending the platform-specific line ending?
Graham
8-Feb-2007
[2674x4]
Now if you send  crlf "." crlf to smtp.gmail.com, gmail just then 
drops the line on you.
because the port is opened with /lines, it is actually sending crlf 
"." crlf lf
which gmail does not like at all.
so, you have to send crlf ".^M" instead !
BrianH
8-Feb-2007
[2678]
I think you can open a port with /lines in a way that specifies the 
line ending string.
Graham
8-Feb-2007
[2679x2]
I've only tested this on windows .. will have to see what core does 
on linux
but all the internet protocols use crlf and not lf
BrianH
8-Feb-2007
[2681]
It seems to me that crlf should be specified as the line ending for 
most internet protocols.
Graham
8-Feb-2007
[2682]
yes
BrianH
8-Feb-2007
[2683]
Sorry, you just said that.
Graham
8-Feb-2007
[2684x2]
took me a few days of puzzling what was going on.
of course ethereal turned out to be no help because I was tracing 
ssl.
BrianH
8-Feb-2007
[2686]
This seems like an easy fix to someone who has the time, the SDK 
source and the inclination.
Graham
8-Feb-2007
[2687x2]
Yep
most of us are missing all three
BrianH
8-Feb-2007
[2689]
I'm just missing the time (and the need).
Gabriele
8-Feb-2007
[2690x5]
wait! i know why that is happening.
the default for tcp:// is CRLF
BUT the default for ssl:// is LF! that is a bug i reported some time 
ago. (it created problems for https:// too)
you can workaround it by adding a  /with refinement to the open (it 
will not hurt tcp either)
http://www.rebol.net/cgi-bin/rambo.r?id=3532&
BrianH
8-Feb-2007
[2695]
Can such /with refinements be added to the default protocols built 
on SSL? It shouldn't hurt when the ssl:// default is eventually fixed.
Gabriele
8-Feb-2007
[2696x2]
it was added to http, it should to any other protocol that uses ssl.
but the bug should really be fixed! i have reported it in 2004 ;)
Graham
8-Feb-2007
[2698x2]
Good to know!
that history is repeating itself :(
BrianH
8-Feb-2007
[2700]
Perhaps you can use the /with refinement in your esmtps protocol, 
Graham.
Graham
8-Feb-2007
[2701]
Yeah ..
Gabriele
8-Feb-2007
[2702]
yes, i think it will work fine if you just open/with
Graham
8-Feb-2007
[2703]
Someone at RT should really go thru the old bugs and make sure that 
they are all fixed
Gabriele
8-Feb-2007
[2704x2]
that will eventually happen.
that's why they are in rambo - they won't be forgotten.
Maxim
8-Feb-2007
[2706]
is forgetting them better than not fixing them?  I wonder  ;-)
BrianH
8-Feb-2007
[2707]
I'm looking at the http protocol source, and I find no indication 
of any fix to the default line ending of ssl:// - do I have the right 
source? It is dated 5-Dec-2005...
Graham
8-Feb-2007
[2708]
same as mine
Gabriele
9-Feb-2007
[2709]
hmm, was that lost?
Ladislav
11-Feb-2007
[2710]
my understanding is, that the usage of the /ONLY refinement is an 
error in cases like:

    a-string: ""
    insert/only a-string "ab"


currently REBOL just ignores the refinement, what are your preferences?
Henrik
11-Feb-2007
[2711]
what should /only do for strings?
Ladislav
11-Feb-2007
[2712]
If you carefully read my post, then you may see that you asked the 
same question I did
Henrik
11-Feb-2007
[2713]
ok, sorry, I understood it as if you had the answer and wanted to 
hear others first. :-)
Ladislav
11-Feb-2007
[2714]
I just have my preferences, but don't know what the others prefer