On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 10:57:14PM +0100, Olaf van der Spek wrote: > What is the reason home directories are world readable (by default)?
Historical Reasons. It has always been that way, there is a way to change the default, and changing the default is going to cause trouble for existing installations. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
