control characters and Util::clean_text()

[Benton, Kevin]

> > Modifying data given to a program without letting the user know it
was
> > modified in my mind is unacceptable.
> 
> This is what trim() does and we run it on certains fields.
> Has any user ever complained?
> Has it ever caused any corruption?

If nobody else sees this as a problem, then I will shut up about it.
Like I said, I don't have any concrete examples for now, but I do think
it could come back to bite us.

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Personal Computing Systems Group
Advanced Micro Devices
 
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