> the standard way of passing file descriptors is by fork/exec. > this allows security is handled by the normal means.
Erik/others, would you please give some feedback on my idea (a join call which connects two fds together and disowns them from the process). Passing fds around does not solve the same problems and has nothing to do with what I suggested. Perhaps this list is not the right place to air "new" or different ideas related to the implementation of operating systems? Sam
