Subj : Re: Redirecting only stderr to NUL on Windows? (suggested fix)
To : g00r00
Date : Tue Aug 10 2021 08:18 am
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
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