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		n2d4 on Oct 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: setBigTimeout The problem is the validation. You'd expect you just have to validate a lower bound, but you also have to validate an upper bound.

leptons on Oct 18, 2024 [–]

It's user input, you have to validate all the bounds, and filter out whatever else might cause problems. Not doing so is a a problem with the programmer, not setTimeout.

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