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In article <199604231358.JAA05012@crh.cl.msu.edu>,
Charles Henrich  <henrich@crh.cl.msu.edu> wrote:
>Yes but think about it, .forwards WILL NOT WORK USUALLY EVER if sendmail doesnt
>read .forward's as root!

This is a design flaw in sendmail. .forwards should really be maintained in
a centralized directory by a setuid program like mail is.

>Most home directories are 700!

I tend to set mine to 711.

>This is a *bug* not a feature.

Yes.