Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!ogcvax!omsvax!icalqa!hplabs!sri-unix!bob@ucla-locus From: bob%ucla-locus@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: A possible security bug fix Message-ID: <3563@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Thu, 28-Jul-83 11:52:02 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.3563 Posted: Thu Jul 28 11:52:02 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 1-Aug-83 18:39:41 EDT Lines: 8 From: Bob EnglishI don't think the '$ foo 2>&-' complaint is a valid one. It could be easily addressed either by '$ foo 2>& /dev/null' or by having the shell itself do the /dev/null connection when the user attempts to disconnect one of the standard outputs. --bob--