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From: root%bostonu.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA (BostonU SysMgr)
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Subject: Re:  4.2 quirks...
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Date: Thu, 11-Apr-85 13:40:23 EST
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>From: "Dan Heller (aka Frank" <ucscc!argv@UCB-VAX.ARPA>
>Message-Id: <8504092347.AA13726@ucscc.UCSC>
>To: unix-wizards@BRL.ARPA
>Subject: 4.2 quirks...
>Received: from CSNet-Relay by bostonu; 11 Apr 85 10:19:55-EST (Thu)
>
>% mkdir foo
>% chmod 000 foo
>% cd foo
>foo: no such file or directory
>% WHAT?
>no match.

I assume you are surprised by by the fact that shutting off the
permissions to a directory you own makes it impossible for you
to change to it. That's not a quirk, that's a bona-fide feature.
What else could turning off your own permissions mean? Why have
them? I personally find this a real plus under UNIX in general,
it's *nice* to be able to protect me from me as usually my files
are in the gravest danger from *me*.

	-Barry Shein, Boston University