The following reply was made to PR general/1402; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Dean Gaudet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: general/1402: Relative Symlinks are handled improperly
Date: 14 Nov 1997 08:59:38 -0000
Dean Gaudet wrote:
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> On 14 Nov 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > WEIRD ITEM #1:
> >
> > Indexing a directory that contains symlinks causes spurious logging of file
> > access failures. There is no attempt to access the files themselves,
> > therefore the logging seems erroneous.
...
> An idea just occured to me: a really cheap way to protect a root
> filesystem from being served is to check st_dev in the stat structure and
> only allow serving from particular devices. Hmmm.
Bing! A fine idea! Great. Excellent. This would help a great deal!
> At any rate ... does this explain this weirdness any?
Yes and I still think it's an annoyance to keep as an active bug in the
database.
Stig
