In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kevin A.
Burton) wrote:
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>OK...
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>What is that last junk in the directory:
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>..mozilla/default/sjvbkel8.slt
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>In previous builds it used to store it in just ./mozilla/PROFILE_NAME
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>This is a problem because I know a lot of people, myself included, that keep
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>home directory dotfiles in CVS. Mozilla is now adding this magic directory at
>the end and it is breaking this.
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>What is this for?
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>Granted I could create another 'ghost' directory and hard link my profile but
>this would be a KLUDGE :(
As far as I'm aware it's a security mechanism, so someone can't easily write a
program that will steal your data from a fixed location.
ian.
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