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Re: [Question #78059]: Man page says default dir for slrnrc should be $HOME, but it isn't.

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From: actionparsnip <question78059@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:23:24 -0000
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Question #78059 on slrn in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slrn/+question/78059

actionparsnip posted a new comment:
it would make no sense to look in /etc/ as root, roots $HOME is /root
not /etc

This senario is also similar to conky where a sample .cokyrc file is
hidden in the files of the package but many examples online.

running something so trivial as a newsreader which doesnt need elevated
priveledges is also not advised due to security, nor is it advisable to
run with sudo. It is a web based app and keeping the number of web based
apps running with elevated priveledges to a minimum is important for
security. Something windows users ignore, then wonder why malicious java
script / flash apps running in their browsers has so much system access

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