On Tue, 06 Mar 2007, der Mouse wrote:
> Perhaps this would be a good use for the sticky bit on a symlink.

Didn't you previously suggest using the sticky bit on a symlink to turn
on magic interpretation of variable expansions in symlinks?

Given that the bit can't be used for more than one purpose, magic
variable expansion strikes me as more needful of per-symlink control
than magic ".." handling.  (If I wanted magic ".." handling, I'd almost
certainly want it globally, whereas I want per-symlink control over
magic variable expansion.)

--apb (Alan Barrett)