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From: haahr@mv.us.adobe.com (Paul Haahr)
To: alan@oldp.astro.wisc.edu
Cc: es@hawkwind.utcs.toronto.edu, rc@hawkwind.utcs.toronto.edu
Subject: Re:  umask
Date: Thu, 27 May 1993 02:47:23 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <9305270647.AA05247@astro.mv.us.adobe.com> (raw)

> Is there a reason why rc barfs on a umask greater than
> 0777?

probably because we never thought anyone would want one higher than
that and nobody complained before.

changed (i wouldn't really call it fixed) in es-0.9

paul


             reply	other threads:[~1993-05-27  6:46 UTC|newest]

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1993-05-27  6:47 Paul Haahr [this message]
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1993-05-27  5:31 umask Alan Watson

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