Re: Here we go again...

From: Michael Graziano (mikeg@HOFLINK.COM)
Date: 11/03/97


Run UNIX, lock directory from writes by everyone but you and root user. Problem
solved.

George wrote:

> On Tue, 4 Nov 1997, j f chaos wrote:
>
> >Ascii pfiles are to easy to edit from an outsied editor (vi for
> >instance), and would allow anyone w/ access to the circle directory to
> >play around w/ the players files.
>
> Of course, you can just run 'mudpasswd' from the directory right now to
> change the implementor's password and then log in as them with binary
> pfiles.  If people want to change something, they'll do it somehow.
>
> That and the fact that people shouldn't be able to get into your directory
> in the first place, render that argument ineffective.
>
> --
> George Greer  -  Me@Null.net   | Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity
> http://www.van.ml.org/~greerga | is not thus handicapped. -- Elbert Hubbard
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