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Date:      Mon, 1 Feb 1999 06:34:52 -0600 (CST)
From:      "Jasper O'Malley" <jooji@webnology.com>
To:        Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@turkey.ispro.net.tr>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: why does /tmp world writable?
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.02.9902010633400.7530-100000@mercury.webnology.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990201074116.930A-100000@turkey.ispro.net.tr>

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On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Evren Yurtesen wrote:

> programs could have been using $HOME/temp
> or something like that...
> would not it be more appropriate?

What about non-root system processes? What about people who have already
exceeded the quota on their home filesystem and need a place to
temporarily move stuff while they clean it out?

Cheers,
Mick

The Reverend Jasper P. O'Malley          dotdot:jooji@webnology.com
    Systems Administrator                  ringring:asktheadmiral
	Webnology, LLC               woowoo:http://www.webnology.com/~jooji


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