Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: multiple committers, again

[Sergio Gelato]

* Stefan Monnier [2004-08-24 16:44:42 -0400]:
> ([...] the umask setting should be in the archive itself, so as to
> make sure noone creates stuff with the wrong umask by mistake).

Doesn't that point towards patching tla to support explicit chmod of the 
files and directories it creates?

("man sftp" doesn't mention a way of changing the remote umask, but at least
in my version it does list chown, chgrp and chmod subcommands.)