[ archivemail-Patches-1874868 ] Allow writing to world-writable directory with sticky bit

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Patches item #1874868, was opened at 2008-01-18 11:58
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Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Tim O'Donnell (tim_odonnell)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Allow writing to world-writable directory with sticky bit

Initial Comment:
Current behavior:
If the destination directory is world-writable, halt.

New behavior:
If the destination directory is world-writable, then proceed only if the directory's sticky bit is set.

Rationale:
If the destination directory is world-writable with the sticky bit set, then only the user who owns the archived file (or the owner of the directory) can delete it. From the user's perspective, it's equivalent to the directory not being world-writable, so there's no need for concern.

I'm including an svn diff of the quick change. If you'd like this another way, just let me know.

Thanks!

Tim



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