Re: Read a file with only execute permission?

From: Barry Margolin (barmar@genuity.net)
Date: 12/28/01 

From: Barry Margolin <barmar@genuity.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 23:08:49 GMT

In article <bc9n2us2tcr8c2cjksj1ngcvjduivbdqer@4ax.com>,
 <greyfell@zerobyte.org> wrote:
>On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 18:54:11 GMT, Barry Margolin <barmar@genuity.net>
>wrote:
>
>>> This is a UnixWare7 server. Any help
>>>appreciated. Since it's ego and not practicality that drives him to
>>>keep this secret, I'd like to get at it despite his efforts and knock
>>>him down a notch. TIA!
>>
>>This seems extremely presumptuous of you. If someone wishes to keep
>>something a secret, why can't you respect his wishes. He may be
>>egotistical, but you're rude.
>
>This was a technical question, not an ethical one. Your advice is
>appreciated but your opinion is not. Rude is making unsolicited
>judgments about people you don't know in situations to which you are
>not privy. Stay on topic. Thanks for the pointers.

If I had responded only with my opinion about you, your complaint would be
justified. But I also posted useful technical information. There's no
such thing as a free lunch -- if I volunteer advice, I think I have the
right to append some commentary about how it should be used if I think it's
appropriate. As system administrators and security experts we're often
required to consider the ethical consequences of our actions.

You basically asked how to break security in a forum devoted to discussing
improving security. Did you really expect to get by unscathed? If you
want the kind of answers you're looking for, you should post in a cracker's
group rather than a security group. You'll find plenty of people who think
like you and they'll be happy to help you. 

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar@genuity.net
Genuity, Woburn, MA
*** DON'T SEND TECHNICAL QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO ME, post them to newsgroups.
Please DON'T copy followups to me -- I'll assume it wasn't posted to the group.

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