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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 14:42:42 -0400
To: Duke Normandin <01031149 AT 3web DOT net>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject: Re: win95 and permissions
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At 02:21 PM 8/27/2001, you wrote:

>ftp client complains that ~/.netrc is readable by others..
>
>$ ls -al .netrc
>-rw-r--r--   1 dnormand 544            99 Aug 27 09:30 .netrc
>
>I've been every which way to remove the perms for 'Group' and 'world'
>with no joy. In Cygwin.bat I've tried:
>
>set CYGWIN=binmode notty ntsec
>set CYGWIN=binmode notty ntea
>
>Am I pooched or have I missed something?



You can look at the FAQ entry:

Why doesn't chmod work?
http://www.cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC37

I think that states things very clearly.  If you don't, please suggest
alternative wording that addresses your concern.






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