From: Martin Stromberg <Martin DOT Stromberg AT epl DOT ericsson DOT se>
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Subject: Re: .files on servers are perceived as readonly
To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 14:48:30 +0200 (MET DST)
In-Reply-To: <3791-Sat09Jun2001202431+0300-eliz@is.elta.co.il> from "Eli Zaretskii" at Jun 09, 2001 08:24:32 PM
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Eli said:
> > From: Martin Str|mberg <ams AT ludd DOT luth DOT se>
> > Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 18:47:27 +0200 (MEST)
> > 
> > According to Eli Zaretskii:
> > > > Because there's a readonly attribute. If you want a file readonly you
> > > > set this attribute not the SYSTEM or HIDDEN bits.
> > > 
> > > So you are saying that a file with a HIDDEN or SYSTEM attribute set
> > 
> > Those usually do have the readonly bit set too
> 
> Not always.  Look in the C:\windows directory on any Windows system,
> and you will see quite a few files and directories that are hidden or
> system, but not readonly.

Yes. And are those directories readonly?


Right,


						MartinS