Let me understand this. I have some data that I wish to keep secret, so I set the file so that only I can read it.

I come back the next day and discover that my file is missing because although "they" couldn't read it, they could rename it somewhere else in the file system?

That's logical?

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In reply to Re: •Re: Re: •Re: Re-runnably editing a file in place by BrowserUk
in thread Re-runnably editing a file in place by eyepopslikeamosquito

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