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To: Warner Losh <imp@village.org>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libtermcap pathnames.h termcap.c 
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Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 12:27:09 +0800
From: Peter Wemm <peter@spinner.DIALix.COM>
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Warner Losh wrote:
> In message <199703270350.OAA06953@godzilla.zeta.org.au> Bruce Evans writes:

> : 	warning: this program uses mkstemp(), which is yet another wrong
> : 	         interface (it should allow setting the open mode).
> 
> Can you explain this to me?

Hmm.  Why so Bruce?  It creates the file mode 0600, which is quite safe.  
If you want to allow 3rd party access, you can always:
  fd = mkstemp(...);
  fchmod(fd, ....);

> Warner

Cheers,
-Peter