Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 10:39:07 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@rocky.sri.MT.net> To: hohmuth@inf.tu-dresden.de (Michael Hohmuth) Cc: freebsd-bugs@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: bin/746: `talk' forbids talking from write-protected terminal for no good reason Message-ID: <199509281639.KAA20546@rocky.sri.MT.net> In-Reply-To: <199509281400.HAA14705@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <199509281400.HAA14705@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Michael Hohmuth writes: [ Talk not working unless the user's terminal has write priv's ] > I believe this is an issue of the user's policy, not of the system's. > I don't understand why a program should intentionally be crippled in > order to enforce a policy the user may not want. If the user want's to change it, they have access to the source. :) I hate to sound obnoxious, but the issue has already been discussed at length, and I agree that the current behavior is the best. The behavior also keeps folks from bothering other people be constantly starting talk sessions and then breaking them off, making the callee unable to respond. Nate
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