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Re: where user temp files should go, env var names
From: Valdis Kletnieks <Valdis.Kletnieks () VT EDU>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 15:26:21 -0500
On Thu, 14 Dec 2000 17:12:08 +0100, Andrzej Chabierski <outsider () LANGUSTA STARNET PL> said:
- "/tmp", + (*myhomedir()) ? myhomedir() : "/tmp",
This of course leads to interesting failure modes if the reader of the mail
has a home directory that he doesn't have write permission to, or isn't
mounted at the moment, or similar.
Hint: How do you use Pine to send the sysadmin a "Help! /home didn't fsck
right after the reboot" message in this scenario? ;)
--
Valdis Kletnieks
Operating Systems Analyst
Virginia Tech
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- Re: [hacksware]Pine temporary file hijacking vulnerability Thomas Corriher (Dec 13)
- Re: where user temp files should go, env var names Peter W (Dec 14)
- Re: where user temp files should go, env var names Andrzej Chabierski (Dec 16)
- Re: where user temp files should go, env var names Valdis Kletnieks (Dec 18)
- Re: where user temp files should go, env var names Aaron Drew (Dec 18)
- Re: where user temp files should go, env var names Mike A. Harris (Dec 19)
- Re: where user temp files should go, env var names Nick Phillips (Dec 21)
- Re: where user temp files should go, env var names Peter J . Holzer (Dec 21)
- Re: where user temp files should go, env var names Doug Wyatt (Dec 21)
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- Re: where user temp files should go, env var names Jay R. Ashworth (Dec 21)
- Re: where user temp files should go, env var names Peter W (Dec 14)
- Re: [hacksware]Pine temporary file hijacking vulnerability Thomas Corriher (Dec 13)
- Re: [hacksware]Pine temporary file hijacking vulnerability Christopher X. Candreva (Dec 14)