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Re: lynx-dev lynx 2.8.x - 'special URLs' anti-spoofing protection is wea
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Klaus Weide |
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Re: lynx-dev lynx 2.8.x - 'special URLs' anti-spoofing protection is weak |
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Tue, 23 Nov 1999 20:12:25 -0600 (CST) |
> > > he implies that all files in /tmp are automatically insecure.
> >
> > If you mean "(this solution not for the first time brings several
> > security problems, but probably is quite convenient)", that looks just
> > like completely generic speculation & general theory.
On Mon, 22 Nov 1999, Natasha Live wrote:
> To combat the /tmp prob would there be any chance of a ~/.lynx directory
> instead? (by default that is. I know how to set everything manually to do
> this in the lynxrc)
What remaining /tmp problem *is* there to combat?
I mean in the case of lynx, not generic speculation & general theory, not
just an "automatic /tmp is bad" reflex that seems to make the rounds.
Klaus