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Date:      Thu, 29 Apr 1999 13:03:55 -0400
From:      Robert Beer <r-beer@onu.edu>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Sendmail and Eight Character Username Strangeness
Message-ID:  <l03130385b34e3a1cd910@[140.228.15.35]>

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I just noticed something really strange on a 2.2.8 system.  If I have a username that is eight characters long (e.g. abcdefgh) and I check the address:

	sendmail -bv abcdefgh
	abcdefgh... deliverable: mailer local, user abcdefgh

I can also get a deliverable message if I append other characters to the end:

	sendmail -bv abcdefgh123
	abcdefgh123... deliverable: mailer local, user abcdefgh123

Mail sent to user abcdefgh123 will create a file in /var/mail/abcdefgh123 with the permissions of user abcdefgh.  Is this a known bug/problem with Sendmail 8.8.8/8.8.8?


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Bob Beer <r-beer@onu.edu>
Ohio Northern University, Academic Computer Services, Ada, OH  45810




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