Re: Proposal: restrict link(2)

Bernd Eckenfels (ecki@inka.de)
27 Dec 1996 02:35:30 GMT

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In linux.dev.kernel Theodore Y. Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> wrote:
> Horrible, horrible!!! A person with read access to a file can copy the
> file, thus having the rather unexpected side effect of allowing someone
> who is not the owner of a file to have the ability to prolong the
> lifespan of the contents of the file indefinitely.

But with a new owner.

Greetings
Bernd

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