Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!phil.rice@rand-relay From: phil.rice%rand-relay@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: ioctl-ability, the TIOCCDTR problem Message-ID: <2411@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Tue, 21-Jun-83 18:06:59 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.2411 Posted: Tue Jun 21 18:06:59 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 23-Jun-83 21:28:37 EDT Lines: 12 From: Bill.LeFebvreI find allowing ioctls to any writeable terminal distasteful and dangerous. The owner of a file is the only person who can chmod it, why not allow only the owner of a terminal to change the terminal mode (with an ioctl such as TIOCCDTR)? It only makes sense... William LeFebvre CSNet: ARPANet: uucp: ...!lbl-csam!rice!phil