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Re: alternative: port server?
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Neal H. Walfield |
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Re: alternative: port server? |
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13 May 2003 12:48:22 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.0808 (Gnus v5.8.8) Emacs/21.2 |
> However, in the Hurd we are more flexible. A task can reauthenticate an io
> object. In that sense, user IDs (really: authentication tokens) are bound
> to objects and not to tasks. This is useful in many applications.
But for the authentication token to be valid, it is bound to a task.
Thus, to transfer an authentication token, it is renamed.