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From: epperly@osnome.che.wisc.edu (Tom Epperly)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Ultrix-DECnet software
Message-ID: <EPPERLY.91Jun13125104@osnome.che.wisc.edu>
Date: 13 Jun 91 17:51:04 GMT
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Organization: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chemical Engineering
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I have a DECstation 3100, Ultrix 4.1 with the DECnet-Ultrix software.
I am wondering why /usr/bin/tell is installed chmod 755 instead of
4755.  What are the security risks of chmod'ing 4755 /usr/bin/tell?
As it is, you have to type the password for the remote site even if a
proxy file is set up.

				Tom Epperly
				epperly@osnome.che.wisc.edu