Out of range pointers

[Henry Spencer]

In article <33789 at XAIT.XEROX.COM> g-rh at XAIT.Xerox.COM (Richard Harter) writes:
>... I would say that it pays to perform parameter validation...

True, but in general one must draw the line somewhere.  It's almost always
possible to add just one more check.  There usually has to be some sort of
balance with efficiency.
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