[Info-vax] How do I make zip, unzip etc. available to all users?

[David Froble]

VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> In article <n6gp4q$gk7$1 at dont-email.me>, David Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes:
>> lists at openmailbox.org wrote:
>>> Hi,
>> Not sure what you're asking, so the following may not be the answer you're 
>> seeking ....
>>
>>> I downloaded copies of zip, unzip etc. from various freeware archives. How
>>> do I make these and other executables available to all users?
>> $ SET PROTECTION=(W:RWED) ZIP.EXE
>>
>> The above allows anyone to READ, WRITE, EXECUTE, and DELETE the file.
>>
>> Or maybe:
>>
>> $ SET PROTECTION=(W:RWE)
> 
> Why (W)orld (W)rite access?  That's a great way to compromise the system.
> 

You're right Brian, and my day job, besides playing solitare, isn't system 
management, so I don't do this very often, just enough to set up my own systems.

The OP should become familiar enough with his environment, and the protection 
masks, to determine what might be required.  Not my job ....