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Retires certain usernames.
mhoye Feb 28, 2014
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Update chkname.c
mhoye Feb 28, 2014
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17 changes: 17 additions & 0 deletions libmisc/chkname.c
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#ident "$Id$"

#include <string.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include "defines.h"
#include "chkname.h"
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return false;
}

/*
* To recognize their contributions to the art, science and practice
* of computing, the following usernames have been retired.
*
* dmr - Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (September 9, 1941 - October 12, 2011)
* mrc - Mark Reed Crispin (July 19, 1956 - December 28, 2012)
* jmc - John McCarthy (September 4, 1927 – October 24, 2011)
*
*/

if (strcmp(name, "dmr") ||
strcmp(name, "mcr") ||
strcmp(name, "jmc")) {
return false;
}

while ('\0' != *++name) {
if (!(( ('a' <= *name) && ('z' >= *name) ) ||
( ('0' <= *name) && ('9' >= *name) ) ||
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