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From: mrr@amanpt1.zone1.com (Mark Rinfret)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: New 1.3 file protection bits
Summary: File_Changed = Clear_Archive_Bit
Message-ID: <531@amanpt1.zone1.com>
Date: 2 Nov 88 15:23:57 GMT
References: <8810281910.AA28109@cory.Berkeley.EDU> <13435@cisunx.UUCP> <2932@sugar.uu.net>
Organization: HyperView Systems
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In article <2932@sugar.uu.net>, peter@sugar.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes:
> As I intended, Browser does retain all the file protection bits when you copy
> a file. After all, it just takes a SetProtect. I'm wondering though, should
> Browser clear the archive bit?

To my way of thinking, ANY change to a file or it's attributes should result in
a clearing of the archive bit.  The archive bit indicates that you have an
archived version of the file as it exists.  If you change it in ANY way, the
archived copy no longer reflects this.

Mark

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