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[franco@goldnet.ch: Tags removing permissions]
Yes, a tag of
(tag)
grants all permissions that the issuer has to the subject.
Ron Rivest
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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 20:00:33 +0100 (GMT+0100)
From: Franco Papacella <franco@goldnet.ch>
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Subject: Tags removing permissions
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On Thu, 3 Apr 1997, Brian M. Thomas wrote:
[...]
>
> I'm going to take a shot at this. In our earlier conversations about
> tag intersections, it became clear to me that no one can grant permissions
> he doesn't have. As such - and I think a basic understanding of set theory
> supports this - no tag can do anything but remove permission.
>
[...]
This means, an empty or missing tag *grants* permission(s). Is this right?
Regards, Franco
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