quake/articles/1997/art-902

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From: "Alex Fedida"

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Subject: Re: Quake Name Editor v1.00a

Date: 2 Jan 1997 09:50:18 -0000

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I've recieved a complaint about QNE - apparently it can screw up when

saving and delete the entire file it's writing to if it does. Obviously I

was not aware of this when I released it - it did not happen for any of the

beta testers I gave it to - and don't know the exact cause, but if I manage

to trace it I will re-release it.

Until then, however, be careful - the guy who contacted me had a very

customized config setup and when it was deleted, boy was he pissed, so if

you're in any doubt back the file up first!

The most likely cause I can see at the moment is that it runs out of disk

space. I don't think it checks and, although it will recover, it will leave

the file deleted and it's even more vunerable on compressed drives

(although unlikely).

Alex.