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From: malyon AT netcom DOT com (Roland Acton)
Subject: Re: Freeing null
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Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 00:26:17 GMT
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Paul Derbyshire (ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA) wrote:


: What are the effects of free(ptr) if ptr happens to be null?

  It corrupts the free memory table, and eventually the computer crashes.