Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] Bug: I'm able to destroy my capture data via gui

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From: Richard Sharpe <rsharpe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 02:38:07 +0930 (CST)
On Sun, 14 Jul 2002, Joerg Mayer wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I've just managed to destroy some online capture data and then reproduced
> this with a (copy of a) saved file:
> 
> 1) run ethereal with a capture file
> 2) select a display filter
> 3) select save as with the same file name
> 
> Result: Capture file destroyed. 
> 
> IMHO, it shouldn't be possible to destroy your data that way. Either the
> operation should not be permitted or it should create a temporary output
> file that gets renamed after successful operation.

Hmmmm, I thought I fixed that months ago ... maybe there is another path.

Regards
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Richard Sharpe, rsharpe@xxxxxxxxxx, rsharpe@xxxxxxxxx, 
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