Re: Deleting multiple files...
On Thu, 02 Mar 2000, Everett Williams wrote:
> Considering the nature of the request, I'd be a lot more comfortable if
> joker had a real name. I can think of legitimate reasons for the request,
> but I can think of more than a few that I don't much like. Anonymity is
> nice when one is among enemies. Anonymity when asking for help is
> a bit odd. Maybe I'm missing something here, but this request makes
> me most uncomfortable.
>
> Everett L.(Rett) Williams
> rett at gvtc.com
Oh come on. Who doesn't use 'deltree' or 'rm -r' quite often? I do --
every day. I've also had to write a program to do this (it's called
automated system maintenance). Luckily I was doing it in C, which has ftw()
-- file tree walk...
If the 'j0k3r' wants to do something malicious, then he can easily do it
with system(). You're not improving security by being prejudiced.
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