From: Jarkko Hietaniemi Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 11:57:19 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Detypo. X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=05e53ac4cee418d68d258a9b63eef151635046bf;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git Detypo. p4raw-id: //depot/cfgperl@2338 --- diff --git a/lib/filetest.pm b/lib/filetest.pm index fe1777e..65fc170 100644 --- a/lib/filetest.pm +++ b/lib/filetest.pm @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ There may be a slight performance decrease in the filetests when C is in effect, because in some systems the extended functionality needs to be emulated. -B: using the file tests for security purposes is a lost case +B: using the file tests for security purposes is a lost cause from the start: there is a window open for race conditions (who is to say that the permissions will not change between the test and the real operation?). Therefore if you are serious about security, just try