When I upload into the message editor using Xmodem, Waffle locks up! Whats wrong?
Waffle has a problem with Xmodem uploads into the internal editor. Xmodem pads the incoming file with ^Z (or 0x00, if the original file ended with a ^Z) to the next 128-byte boundary. This gives Waffle indigestion, and tends to make it lock up when a user uploads a message and tries to immediately save it. A workaround is available. XSTRIP wraps around your Xmodem receive protocol driver. It spawns the driver to receive the file, and then strips the Xmodem padding off the end. Operation is totally transparent. As an added bonus, XSTRIP will also strip the padding off any files uploaded via Xmodem to your files section. (nobody really uses Xmodem for serious uploads, do they? 🙂 XSTRIP will not protect your system from overly large messages being uploaded. A large message can be uploaded, but may cause problems if the user wants to edit it after it is received. By mail to file-request@scytale.com : /get /pub/waffle/xstrip.
