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Article #270Re: Why 4BSD 'stty' uses stdout instead of stdin
From: ka
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1969 22:59
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1969 22:59
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> On 4BSD (and V7?) a tty must be opened for writing in order for a > process to set the tty's modes. This does make a certain amount of > sense; if you don't want someone to write on your tty, then you usually > don't want them to set your tty's mode either. It certainly does not make sense to me. Why would you give somebody read permission on your tty but not write permission? Kenneth Almquist
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site hou3c.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!linus!decvax!genrad!grkermit!masscomp!bonnie!clyde!burl!hou3c!ka From: ka@hou3c.UUCP Newsgroups: net.bugs,net.unix Subject: Re: Why 4BSD 'stty' uses stdout instead of stdin Message-ID: <753@hou3c.UUCP> Date: Wed, 31-Dec-69 18:59:59 EDT Article-I.D.: hou3c.753 Posted: Wed Dec 31 18:59:59 1969 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Aug-84 11:17:38 EDT References: <895@trwrb.UUCP> <1228@dalcs.UUCP> <747@dual.UUCP> <46@rlgvax.UUCP> <318@wucs.UUCP> <5024@utcsrgv.UUCP> <2540@mit-eddie.UUCP> <2993@utah-cs.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ Lines: 8