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From Neil Conway
Subject Re: pgsql: Use temp files in current directory, not
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In response to pgsql: Use temp files in current directory, not /tmp, to reduce security  (tgl@svr1.postgresql.org (Tom Lane))
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On Thu, 2004-10-21 at 12:51, Tom Lane wrote:
> This is well out in the get-a-life region of security issues.

Oh, absolutely, but if it's worth fixing at all, I think we may as well
backpatch it to 7.4 -- for no other reason than the security advisories
that are open right now can be closed.

-Neil

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