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From: "Jasper O'Malley" <jooji@webnology.com>
To: Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@turkey.ispro.net.tr>
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Subject: Re: why does /tmp world writable?
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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
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