Re: hypermail schould not overwrite files with mode 0000

From: Ashley M. Kirchner <ashley_at_pcraft.com_at_hypermail-project.org>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 13:09:24 -0600
Message-ID: <39C273E4.C920CA00_at_pcraft.com>


SigmaW wrote:

> Don't know what happens if you fiddle with a ####.html file, but I can tell you
> from personal experience that if the index.html file has incorrect write
> permissions hypermail will trot right on by and update all the other files in
> the system. If you later correct the permissions, it will properly update
> index.html to include all activity.

    That's because index.html doesn't get created till the entire archive is done. So yes, all the other files will be created/updated/messed with before it even gets to index.html and then realize it's been tampered with and leaves it alone.

    AMK4

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