X-Recipient:	archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com
DomainKey-Signature:	a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id
	:list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post
	:list-help:sender:subject:to:references:from:message-id:date
	:mime-version:in-reply-to:content-type; q=dns; s=default; b=fjiv
	wD+W3wm0/q6m6dcSaEkXSOCJpE5GY8rojO6gOOV0U/0mOAWtxc4HHgPW2bhRXRKw
	HuMEQZ+aMgBuVRZlc5cbyEhsabvzgGFuLZnYJtYk32NvRbRBQNlsFvFLNgwRZR9K
	Dv8m7x6IoyOgNtzxjHEl6U3bHTV9XCbTnxKVyBQ=
DKIM-Signature:	v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id
	:list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post
	:list-help:sender:subject:to:references:from:message-id:date
	:mime-version:in-reply-to:content-type; s=default; bh=uXUcVuyky5
	yOvIaJR5hHR/i+Dio=; b=h7bFGEwc4cbVmki2vpsA9x2lVeKA9VY2c3NcVDexxH
	kbQ3sX+nJe8XvHPwLh7AcFcSl/nfzp9U2oGnh2BkNap1j0thAE2dNfu8pj1b+mpf
	dZlyw4riz4AiXVFS2l1SyHGCQRcqr9JHTPKTVdKdI0CIwA6jhSol2EQAXik5+VR+
	o=
Mailing-List:	contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm
List-Id:	<cygwin.cygwin.com>
List-Subscribe:	<mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Archive:	<http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/>
List-Post:	<mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Help:	<mailto:cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com>, <http://sourceware.org/ml/#faqs>
Sender:	cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
Mail-Followup-To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Delivered-To:	mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Authentication-Results:	sourceware.org; auth=none
X-Virus-Found:	No
X-Spam-SWARE-Status:	No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 spammy=worst, prominent, H*f:sk:7bb4f19, Hx-languages-length:474
X-HELO:	mail-wm0-f44.google.com
X-Google-DKIM-Signature:	v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:subject:to:references:from:message-id:date :user-agent:mime-version:in-reply-to; bh=J8HHHSGa/QyRDL61hGrOm9p59h4iXWJE2Ijn6z2u5mY=; b=G6sx3wrklvOFw/24g/moHVmdVWFjsP0jinnwoK+8cstMrjF0AvLBZNUCZs2pKdnXCo COWCxBCpToxU5nhkLMg9WZlZfTjRxiDW9yQz6vY03v5i/hlUdB+siUq+UJdR0f4TalJn L8ym0MHB3dHAF441qI09/hjEtjTiL1BTm6G3kFONVtD1/Lzyhv+P9CHVnp3V1JiN+pWG /wqFvninUlX9KZF6X9swNd7FSGUHWhsaUVA4nVA7MCuRlzfcHIkpx596h/v8wS0QKMn2 4turR33KdGDrhvls5syn8n5ARJNM3w8WlO1DnSiCP6RPYXha5Oq8uX+HiemZqO6e2S+d G+aQ==
X-Gm-Message-State:	AEkooutCytGP5w+SSZ2uRjxuj3jWafx/sAsoeSZj2IKczNv9zGjqOnI/3wIetLpWZhNU5g==
X-Received:	by 10.194.235.69 with SMTP id uk5mr4153003wjc.53.1470827040831; Wed, 10 Aug 2016 04:04:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:	Re: symbolic linls
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
References:	<no1t0v$gs5$1 AT blaine DOT gmane DOT org> <336b469f-29ad-e319-62d6-975ced78f512 AT gmail DOT com> <828539974 DOT 20160810041631 AT yandex DOT ru> <7bb4f190-d9a6-f7ab-d278-95cc945cd5b8 AT gmail DOT com> <516102654 DOT 20160810134607 AT yandex DOT ru>
From:	David Macek <david DOT macek DOT 0 AT gmail DOT com>
Message-ID:	<6a042680-b653-1bd7-078b-2111d26a1c15@gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:04:00 +0200
User-Agent:	Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/45.2.0
MIME-Version:	1.0
In-Reply-To:	<516102654.20160810134607@yandex.ru>
X-IsSubscribed:	yes

--------------ms040502030800000302050800
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On 10. 8. 2016 12:46, Andrey Repin wrote:
>>> Windows' symbolic links are typed: they need to know whether they point=
 to
>>> a directory or to a file
>=20
> This is of no concern for an application.

This is actually the worst problem with NTFS symlinks. The symlink becomes =
unreadable/untraversable if its type doesn't match the target's type. The m=
ost prominent example where this is an issue is creating symlinks to non-ex=
istent targets.

--=20
David Macek


--------------ms040502030800000302050800
Content-Type: application/pkcs7-signature; name="smime.p7s"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7s"
Content-Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
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--------------ms040502030800000302050800--

- Raw text -