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echo: mystic
to: g00r00
from: Bjrn Wiberg
date: 2021-08-10 08:18:00
subject: Re: Redirecting only stde

Hello g00r00!

Thank you for your reply!

On 09 Aug 2021, g00r00 said the following...
 g0> The intention here is to block STDOUT because redirecting raw output of
 g0> STDOUT  from an archive utility was something I considered a security
 g0> risk.  It will  likely expose all of the directory structure of your
 g0> system which makes it  easier to exploit (if one were to exist).

Yes, you're probably right -- it is more secure to leave it the way it is. Even if this (for "conventional" archivers, which don't usually appear to have support for writing their output to a file on their own) means an extra blurb at the end of the View Cmd command line.

Thanks for the clarification!

Best regards
Bj”rn

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