Bug#368604: Cannot download dot-files

2006-05-23 Thread Pelle Nilsson 
Package: bittornado
Version: 0.3.15-1

Hi!

If a torrent contains any files starting with a dot (.), bittornado
will refuse to open the torrent altogether with the error message
like this:

ERROR (date time) -
got bad file info - path .filename disallowed for security reasons

This behavior is probably inherited from the Windows version. It isn't
really justified in Windows either as far as I can see, but certainly
not in linux. A torrent-file which is affected by the problem is
located at

http://static.thepiratebay.org/hashtorrent/3470417.torrent/The.Chronicles.Of.Narnia.The.Lion.The.Witch.And.The.Wardrobe.200.3470417.TPB.torrent

/Pelle


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Bug#368604: Cannot download dot-files

2006-05-23 Thread Filippo Giunchedi 
On Tue, May 23, 2006 at 02:39:02PM +0200, Pelle Nilsson wrote:
 Package: bittornado
 Version: 0.3.15-1
 
 Hi!
 
 If a torrent contains any files starting with a dot (.), bittornado
 will refuse to open the torrent altogether with the error message
 like this:
 
 ERROR (date time) -
 got bad file info - path .filename disallowed for security reasons
 
 This behavior is probably inherited from the Windows version. It isn't
 really justified in Windows either as far as I can see, but certainly
 not in linux. A torrent-file which is affected by the problem is

I guess it is the other way round, it makes sense in linux and not in windows,
what if I download a .torrent in my $HOME that writes .bashrc with malicious
content?
I didn't found an option to disable this, and I'm happy the way it is now though
:)

filippo
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