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Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 18:15:31 -0600 (CST)
From: Brian Ford <ford AT vss DOT fsi DOT com>
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To: Max Bowsher <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
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Subject: Re: multi-user file permission problems
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On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Max Bowsher wrote:

> Brian Ford wrote:
> > Why are shells and such confused by this, though?
>
> Well, that scan PATH, looking for executables.... and if file they see isn't
> executable, they ignore it.
>
Isn't that a bug if they don't use the ACL's for OS's that have 'em?

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