Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 20:53:12 +0300
From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Martin Stromberg <Martin DOT Stromberg AT epl DOT ericsson DOT se>
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Subject: Re: .files on servers are perceived as readonly
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> From: Martin Stromberg <Martin DOT Stromberg AT epl DOT ericsson DOT se>
> Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 14:48:30 +0200 (MET DST)
> 
> 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?

Not on my machine.

In general, DOS and Windows programs never set the readonly bit of
directories because DOS/Windows system calls ignore that bit when they
deal with directories.