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They could just as well automatically chmod the txt/docx/html file to remove the executable bitset. Why would anyone want to have an executable txt file? If o

They could just as well automatically chmod the txt/docx/html file to remove the executable bitset. Why would anyone want to have an executable txt file? If one does want it, it's pretty safe to let them reset the bit manually afterward.

Luyt 14y ago
> Why would anyone want to have an executable txt file? A shell script.
- Evbn 14y ago
  Named .txt?
  - msbarnett 14y ago
    Surely nobody with malicious intentions would ever try to trick you.
    - Evbn 14y ago
      They would do a pretty bad job of harming me by addng and extension that makes me view the source of a malware script in TextEdit instead of executing it.
- AYBABTME 14y ago
  I meant to exclude scripts when I said txt/docx/html and likes. I understand I wasn't clear enough, that is my fault.