Aucbvax.4604 fa.unix-wizards utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!unix-wizards Thu Oct 22 11:07:00 1981 Multics trap bit >From cfh@CCA-UNIX Thu Oct 22 10:32:50 1981 As I remember, the Multics system had a bit in the access word labeled "trap" but this was never implemented. Not only was it too hairy, but it was finally considered dangerous to have a program lying about which would be run by a (potentially) unsuspecting user under that user's own id. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.