From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: gnat on linux (strange problems and behaviour)
Date: 1999/08/21
Date: 1999-08-21T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7pmn02$roo$1@nnrp1.deja.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 37BEA492.413D9707@ebox.tninet.se
In article <37BEA492.413D9707@ebox.tninet.se>,
Stefan Skoglund <stetson@ebox.tninet.se> wrote:
>
> a software package should never require . in the PATH.
> This is most definitely broken !!!
>
> Consider the existence of trojans.
Indeed, to add to my previous remark, if you only ever enter
commands in your own directories, and you have total control
over these directories, it is also perfectly safe to have
. in the path. The danger comes in multi-user systems where
you roam around, e.g. entering an ls command in a directory
that is not under your control.
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Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-08-11 0:00 gnat on linux (strange problems and behaviour) brian
1999-08-12 0:00 ` Simon Wright
1999-08-12 0:00 ` Clayton Weaver
1999-08-13 0:00 ` brian
1999-08-13 0:00 ` Samuel Tardieu
1999-08-21 0:00 ` Stefan Skoglund
1999-08-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-22 0:00 ` Mario Klebsch
1999-08-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar [this message]
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