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The Permissions Dialog

The permissions dialog is accessed via View→Permissions. These permissions grant or deny access to data or resources on the phone.

There are three data areas which can be protected individually from reading and/or writing:

1. Doc: the directory where m scripts and modules reside, and all its subdirectories and files. Granting access to the Doc area is normally safe, as it cannot harm the phone, only the m scripts.
2. App: the data modifiable through well defined interfaces, like contacts, the agenda, messages and such. Granting read access to the App area is normally safe, as it cannot harm the phone. When write access to the App area is granted, a malevolent m script can destroy valuable data.
3. All: any directory or file on the phone. Granting read access to the All area is normally safe, as it cannot harm the phone. However, granting write access to the All area is generally not recommended, as a malevolent script can render the phone unusable. It also allows a script to indirectly grant any other permission, e.g. CostComm.

In addition, two communication areas can also be protected:

1. FreeComm: any communication which is free, i.e. where charges cannot occur. This includes reading messages and Bluetooth.
2. CostComm: any communication which may be subject to charges. This includes sending messages and networking via TCP/IP.

Series 60 sample screen		UIQ sample screen

The individual permissions are:

ReadDoc	Grant read access to the Doc area.
WriteDoc	Grant write access to the Doc area.
ReadApp	Grant read access to the App area.
WriteApp	Grant write access to the App area.
FreeComm	Grant access to free communication resources.
ReadAll	Grant read access to the All area.
WriteAll	Grant write access to the All area.
CostComm	Grant access to chargeable communication resources.
Device	Grant write access to the device state (power, reboot).

See also appendix * (Library) for details about permissions.

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