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Date:      Fri, 4 Dec 1998 00:44:19 +0100
From:      Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>
To:        ML FreeBSD Security <security@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: mail.local
Message-ID:  <19981204004419.A8445@keltia.freenix.fr>
In-Reply-To: <4.1.19981203135009.04047ea0@127.0.0.1>; from Brett Glass on Thu, Dec 03, 1998 at 01:51:48PM -0700
References:  <Pine.LNX.3.96.981203115141.7707B-100000@cc181716-a.hwrd1.md.home.com> <Pine.BSF.3.96.981203123334.12137A-100000@fledge.watson.org > <4.1.19981203135009.04047ea0@127.0.0.1>

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According to Brett Glass:
> Why not use a group permission to allow access to mailboxes only? This would
> contain the damage that could be done by subverting an suid program.

Or wait one week and install VM^H^HPostfix which doesn't need the setuid
bit at all (and of course has a lot of nice features).
-- 
Ollivier ROBERT -=- FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! -=- roberto@keltia.freenix.fr
FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 3.0-CURRENT #2: Sun Nov  8 01:22:20 CET 1998


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