/etc/magic with execute?

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2 total messages Started by qbarnes Fri, 18 Nov 1988 23:27

#924

Author: qbarnes
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 1988 23:27

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With all the discussion on "/etc/magic", a question I've had for a long
time came to mind.  Why is the file's permissions set to "-rwxr-xr-x"
on distribution? Is there any good reason why the file should have
"execute" set?

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Re: /etc/magic with execute?

#926

Author: Guy Harris
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1988 17:16

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 >With all the discussion on "/etc/magic", a question I've had for a long
 >time came to mind.  Why is the file's permissions set to "-rwxr-xr-x"
 >on distribution? Is there any good reason why the file should have
 >"execute" set?

No.  It has mode "rw-r--r--" in SunOS.

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