Read & Execute Permissions

I'm struggling to understand the Folder Permission - Read & Execute, and
even to put my question down into words, so this might not make sense, but
here goes:-

Read & Execute allows a user to Traverse folders, (which allows the user to
reach files/folders in subdirectories even if the user does not have
permission to access portions of the directory path), and perform the
actions permitted by the 'read' and 'list folder contents' permissions.

So when you allow Read and execute on a folder, both the 'read' and 'list
folder contacts' check boxes are checked.

If you only apply 'read' permission to a folder you can list folder
contents, open the files (but not save them back) and traverse the folders
and subfolders.

If you only apply 'list folder contents' you can see what's in the folder,
but you can't open files and you can traverse folders and subfolders.

I fail to see what advantage 'Read and Execute would give you??

Any help appreciated

paul

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you're not really cut out for this, are you...

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:21:39 -0000, "Not Known"
<> wrote:

>I'm struggling to understand the Folder Permission - Read & Execute, and
>even to put my question down into words, so this might not make sense, but
>here goes:-
>
>Read & Execute allows a user to Traverse folders, (which allows the user to
>reach files/folders in subdirectories even if the user does not have
>permission to access portions of the directory path), and perform the
>actions permitted by the 'read' and 'list folder contents' permissions.
>
>So when you allow Read and execute on a folder, both the 'read' and 'list
>folder contacts' check boxes are checked.
>
>If you only apply 'read' permission to a folder you can list folder
>contents, open the files (but not save them back) and traverse the folders
>and subfolders.
>
>If you only apply 'list folder contents' you can see what's in the folder,
>but you can't open files and you can traverse folders and subfolders.
>
>I fail to see what advantage 'Read and Execute would give you??
>
>Any help appreciated
>
>paul
>


Kline Sphere (Chalk) MCNGP #3

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The Poster Formerly Known as Kline Sphere wrote:
> you're not really cut out for this, are you...

He took his question to the MCSA group, since we're just a bunch of
meany-heads in here. Oddly enough, several people answered his questions in
there. They only get one Paul a month or so. We get a Paul twenty times a
day in here.

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>> you're not really cut out for this, are you...
>
>He took his question to the MCSA group, since we're just a bunch of
>meany-heads in here. Oddly enough, several people answered his questions in
>there. They only get one Paul a month or so. We get a Paul twenty times a
>day in here.

PoTD

Kline Sphere (Chalk) MCNGP #3

The Poster Formerly Known as Kline Sphere