On October 21, 2002 at 06:56, Arlen Walker wrote: > > Of course, you are aware of the security problems of using the > > "usename" option. > > That this will cause Mhonarc to overwrite any file in the specified > archive (specified by -outdir) directory with the same name? Yes. I've > sent the archive to a directory far up the tree, that is *not* on any > search path for executables. I've also considered using excludeext to > exclude any executables from being archived. Do I understand that option > correctly, in thinking that's what it will do?
Yes, usename blindly overwrites, which I should probably change. However, depending on your web server, operating system, and system configuration, it can be exploited to place system-type files. --ewh --------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message text UNSUBSCRIBE MHONARC-USERS
