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Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 16:18:45 -0600
From: Randy DuCharme <randyd@nconned.net>
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Dan Busarow wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 26 Jan 1997, Randy DuCharme wrote:
> > Breifly you need to change the owner of the directory to root ( chown )
> > and do a chmod 600 on the directory.
> 
> 700 would be a little more usable :)
> 
> Dan

Agreed! But he did ask for Readable and writeable, not necessarily
executable.  ;)  ( OK So I'm splitting hairs.... sorry )

Randy