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Re: _cygwin_S_IEXEC we hardly knew ye


On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 02:41:10PM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 08:00:34AM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> > On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 11:25:07AM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> > >On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 12:13:15AM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> > >> For 1.3.3, I am going to implement a "Don't check this directory for
> > >> execute bits" option to mount.  I'd like to have this on by default for
> > >> smb drives.  Does this sound like a good idea?
> > >
> > >It sounds like a good idea for users who know what's going on...
> > 
> > You're kidding, right?
> 
> Yes and No.
> 
> Yes, I think it's a good idea to get speed improvements.
> 
> No, I fear the load of mails in the mailing list with clueless
> admins (that's what the ACFs are for, too) which installed Cygwin
> on a SMB drive for their users.
> 
> Yes, probably it's better to live with them and it's not as bad
> as I think.

Outch, if you substitute "Yes" with "No" and vice versa, my posting
gets sorta sense... or... ehrm... anyway, you know what I mean I hope.

Corinna

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