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- From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
- Subject: Re: How to make only one file readable?
- Date: 16 Dec 1992 23:08:10 GMT
- Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
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- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <1gocsqINNik@gap.caltech.edu>
- References: <BRIAN.92Dec16063431@dsm.dsm.fordham.edu>,<BRIAN.92Dec16163705@dsm.dsm.fordham.edu>
- Reply-To: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU
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- In article <BRIAN.92Dec16163705@dsm.dsm.fordham.edu>, brian@dsm.fordham.edu (Brian Downing) writes:
- > One: I already know how to set file protections.
- > Two: I DO NOT want my directory world readable.
- > (I often use filenames that contain either people's names and/or
- > obcenities so that they stand out when I list them).
- > (OK, I'm a little nuts, so what?)
- >
- > I want to leave the protection on DSK3:[BDOWNING] (WRED,RWED,,)
- > But I want the protection on DSK3:[BDOWNING].PLAN (WRED,RWED,,R)
-
- > FINGER won't allow anyone to see the .PLAN file without me first
- > setting my directory world readable.
-
- > Now the readl question, is there any way around this?
-
- $ SET PROTECTION=W=E DSK3:[000000]BDOWNING.DIR;1
- $ SET PROTECTION=W=R DSK3:[BDOWNING].PLAN
-
- > Oh by the way, someone asked why I FINGER myuserid in my LOGIN.COM
- > rather than just TYPEing the .PLAN file. I use MM because I think
- > VMS MAIL stinks and MULTINET's FINGER will tell me if I have new MM
- > messages when I FINGER myuserid.
-
- What specifically do you dislike about MAIL? I've found that most people who
- complain about MAIL lament its lack of features. They tend to be surprised
- when I point out that MAIL *DOES* have the features they want, and also a HELP
- command that would've told them about said features.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL
-
- Disclaimer: Hey, I understand VAXen and VMS. That's what I get paid for. My
- understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below). So
- unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
- organization responsible for it. If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
- hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.
-