Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 13:48:21 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net> To: Paul Traina <pst@shockwave.com> Cc: Barnacle Wes <softweyr@xmission.com>, security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD's /var/mail permissions Message-ID: <199606071948.NAA00227@rocky.sri.MT.net> In-Reply-To: <199606071725.KAA01419@precipice.shockwave.com> References: <199606071542.JAA14520@xmission.xmission.com> <199606071725.KAA01419@precipice.shockwave.com>
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> Correction: Most MUAs do not need write access to this directory, > so they are not SUID root. They just work on the files. Corretion: Actually, *most* MUA's that I'm aware of need write access to the directory if they plan on doing any sort of mailbox locking, which most decent MUA do. Nate
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