"Default for floppy device increased from 600 to 666"

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It's rather amazing what (PC-minded?) marketing can make of a
conscious security relaxation.  The latest maintenance release of
Digital UNIX contains among other features:

        Default for floppy device increased from 600 to 666

(http://www.unix.digital.com/announcements/index.html)

I am no more in the position to raise hell over such stupidity,
perhaps someone who still is a Dig^WCompaq customer _or_ works for
Digital could see what's the story.  Partly it's amusing: that
something this minuscule warrants a mention in the "executive
summary", partly it's sad to think for what no doubt useless reason
this change was made.

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