Re: object_bytes()

• Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 18:00:33 PST
• From:
  Pavel Curtis <pavel@parc.xerox.com>
• CC: moo-cows@parc.xerox.com
• In-reply-to: Judy Anderson's message of "Wed, 13 Mar 1996 18:14:40 PST" <199603140214.SAA15278@Xenon.Stanford.EDU>

Judy Anderson writes:
> So what's the reasoning behind object_bytes() giving E_PERM for
> nonwizzes?  I even did it on an object I owned!

It reveals information about the contents of properties and/or verbs that you
might not otherwise be able to read, so...

Handy tip: even wiz-only functions can be protected with $server_options, and
then you can use a wiz-permed $bf_FOO() to open it up for everyone... :-)

	Pavel

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