Re: LYNX-DEV LYNX, change temp download dir from /tmp

[T.E.Dickey]

> > or a given directory if not NULL, or the value of the Posix symbol  
> > P_tmpdir, or "/tmp", in that order.)  I wouldn't *remove*  
> > LYNX_TEMP_SPACE, of course, but it shouldn't be needed and could be  
> > marked as a deprecated feature to be removed someday. 
>  
> Sounds like a good idea.  Perhaps the first thing to do would be to 
> construct (or borrow) a configure test so that the standard approach is to 
> use tempnam(). 
>  
> On the other hand, see the archives about the security risks of using /tmp 
> for storing Lynx temporary files.... 
that's half the problem (some people think we should use mkstemp rather
than tempnam - though I don't see myself how that would plugthe security
holes).
  

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