I can't see any specific reason unless there was a path (link, otherwise) which would allow a web browser to get out of /usr/doc (and into, say, /etc/passwd). Of course this is a subtle subject and there may be others who could give a more confident answer (though none of them seem to be stepping forward).
I wish dwww would just be fixed to not munge links for html docs. Marc Haber wrote: > Hi! > > Since dwww sometimes goofs in building URLs: Would this link: > > |[EMAIL PROTECTED]/503]:/var/www/usr$ ls -al | grep doc > |lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Sep 14 19:27 doc -> /usr/doc/ > |[EMAIL PROTECTED]/504]:/var/www/usr$ > > introduce any security issues? > > Greetings > Marc > > -- > -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- > Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header > Karlsruhe, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | Fon: *49 721 966 32 15 > Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fax: *49 721 966 31 29 > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
