TE>> Do you really need to allocate the memory ...
 TE>> Or can ou just use an arry? Like:
 TE>> char sTemp[256];
 KK>    All FIDO echo messages are public. :)
I kinda found that out, yes :(
 KK>    A defined array and and memory allocated to a pointer
 KK>    may be used interchangeably, of course.
 KK>    Larger projects will likely take up more memory, naturally,
 KK>    and require dynamic memory allocation. Getting familiar with
 KK>    allocation is worth the effort even if it seems pointless
 KK>    for the present application. If you are writing a small app
 KK>    and want to keep it as small as possible, then you would
 KK>    want to omit malloc() and just use defined arrays.
I agree, but I didn't know the app was for training, and the simplest 
solution s often the best, so I thought I should mention it since noone else 
did.
... If at first you don't succeed, don't be foolish, give up.
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