Subject: Re: dir command

From: Tim Capps <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 16:04:46 -0800

>Basic functionality does happen right out of the box; the 'ls' command
>with no options is built in.  And yes, it is problematic to get the other
>stuff working. 
>
> [...]
>
>On another point: this is a potentially serious hole on your server if you
>don't get it right.  Part of pulling wu-ftpd up is studying and
>understanding the details of directory permissions, guest and real access,
>etc.  The resources in the FAQ can help that process.  Take this thing
>*seriously*, because if you don't you've left one of your front doors
>open.  A quick and dirty installation will get you hacked quick and dirty. 

Ok, point taken.  However, I still don't understand that if the code for
ls can be put into the main module, then why can't the code for 'dir'
be put there too?  I have looked at the code for doing 'dir' type
operations, and it doesn't look very difficult to me.  Is there some
overriding concern there of which I am not aware?  Dont "ls" and "dir"
do basically the same thing (except for more info in the dir display)?

Yes, I am taking this seriously.  Also, I have been working with unix
systems for years (several flavors) so I don't expect setup.exe type
installations.  Btw, ever tried running setup.exe under wabi?  It takes
about 15 minutes to come up on a Sparc 10.

Cheers,
Tim