Aucbvax.4567 fa.unix-wizards utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!unix-wizards Tue Oct 20 19:09:19 1981 more file prot debate >From MBM@MIT-XX Tue Oct 20 18:18:13 1981 I hate to pursue this riduculous, boring subject any further, but does anyone know of any reason NOT to use hierarchical as opposed to orthogonal protection checking (translation: if world read permission is on, you can read it even if you are the owner and owner permission is off....I always thought it was weird that you couldnt, is there some reason or is it an accident?) --mike ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.