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Subject: ioctl-ability, the TIOCCDTR problem
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Date: Tue, 21-Jun-83 18:06:59 EDT
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From:  Bill.LeFebvre 

I 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

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