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To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libtermcap pathnames.h termcap.c 
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Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 21:20:02 -0700
From: Warner Losh <imp@village.org>
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In message <199703270350.OAA06953@godzilla.zeta.org.au> Bruce Evans writes:
: You could also add warnings:
: 
: 	warning: this program uses access(), which is unsafe.
: 
: access() would be unsafer than now, since the effective fs uuid would be
: more variable.
: 
: And while we're here:
: 
: 	warning: this program uses tmpfile(), which is unsafe.
: 	warning: this program uses tmpnam(), which is unsafe.
: 	warning: this program uses tempnam(), which is unsafe.
: 	warning: this program uses mktemp(), which is unsafe.

Funny you should mention that.  I have that on my list.

: 	warning: this program uses mkstemp(), which is yet another wrong
: 	         interface (it should allow setting the open mode).

Can you explain this to me?

Warner