Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 18:35:40 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Alan Clegg <abc@shell.wetworks.org> Cc: Stephen Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Offensive figures (wa: Why?) Message-ID: <20000630183540.B232@parish> In-Reply-To: <20000630104345.B8409@shell.wetworks.org>; from abc@shell.wetworks.org on Fri, Jun 30, 2000 at 10:43:45AM -0400 References: <OF16701279.49C87737-ON8825690E.004EF4E6@sce.com> <Pine.BSF.4.05.10006301033280.9654-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> <20000630104345.B8409@shell.wetworks.org>
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On Fri, Jun 30, 2000 at 10:43:45AM -0400, Alan Clegg wrote:
> [moved to -chat]
>
> An SMTP stream claimed that Stephen Hovey muttered:
>
> > Oh I have an admin that just WONT chown a file or dir 666 - he does 777 or
I read somewhere that Intel badged a PIII as 667MHz for the same
reason. <sigh> there really are some sad puppies in the world.
> > 444... I think it runs along the same lines as a co worker years ago,
> > when she lambasted me over the fact that I had purchased a real christmas
> > tree - something about my contributing to the tear down of the rain
> > forests I think..
>
> Ah, the chmod 'problem' is easily workable:
>
> chmod a=rw filename
>
> So, there we go, a workaround. I guess the "right" thing to do would be
> to disable the numeric mode. B-)
>
> AlanC {having just sent his 5 yr old to daycare wearing "Daemon Horns"}
> http://alan.clegg.com/cgi-bin/USENIX?06210023.jpg
>
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