Subject: Re: Directory permissions on 1.1 i386 directories on ftp.NetBSD.ORG
To: der Mouse <mouse@Collatz.McRCIM.McGill.EDU>
From: John Nemeth <jnemeth@cue.bc.ca>
List: current-users
Date: 12/02/1995 14:15:33
On Dec 2,  9:27am, der Mouse wrote:
} 
} Of course, that's not to say the directories' modes shouldn't be
} changed.  Installation tars should as universally compatible as
} possible, and catering to this particular bug is easy and doesn't break
} anything else.

     It breaks security on the FTP server.  You should never have
owner writeable directories on an FTP server (except for the upload
area).

}-- End of excerpt from der Mouse