Re: queue in erlangen

To: tobias@et-inf.fho-emden.de
Cc: Roman.Hodek@informatik.uni-erlangen.de, debian-devel@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: queue in erlangen
From: Stephen Zander <srz@mckesson.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 13:26:10 -0800
Message-id: <[🔎] m0xQJ9O-00000NC@debian>
Reply-to: stephen.zander@interlock.mckesson.com
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 28 Oct 1997 16:51:11 +0100." <[🔎] 199710281551.QAA25527@server.et-inf.fho-emden.de>

"Peter Tobias" wrote:
> You could create an additional directory for bad uploads and allow the
> user to rename/move (but not delete) the files. The user could move the
> bad uploads to that directory and upload the package again.

Moving a file requires write-access to the directory.  Deleting a file requires write access to the directory.

How would what you're suggesting prevent malicious manipulation if the files
are uploaded using anonymous ftp?

Stephen
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