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From: Matthew Hannigan <mlh@zip.com.au>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] permissions
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Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 22:34:31 +0200
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Is the distinction between x and r for directories
really that useful?   When does it matter?  I can
only think of "inbox" type directories.

I'm still thinking of being able to get rid of the
'x' permission on everything.

-Matt


Russ Cox wrote:
> 
> It's useful to be able to walk into useless directories.
> If you couldn't walk into them, you couldn't bind over them.
> (For example, /mail/fs.)