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Date:      Thu, 03 Dec 1998 13:51:48 -0700
From:      Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
To:        Robert Watson <robert+freebsd@cyrus.watson.org>, Bill Woodford <woodford@cc181716-a.hwrd1.md.home.com>
Cc:        ML FreeBSD Security <security@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: mail.local
Message-ID:  <4.1.19981203135009.04047ea0@127.0.0.1>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981203123334.12137A-100000@fledge.watson.org >
References:  <Pine.LNX.3.96.981203115141.7707B-100000@cc181716-a.hwrd1.md.home.com>

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At 12:36 PM 12/3/98 -0500, Robert Watson wrote:
 
>> Hmmm, if you remove it, I believe local mail delivery will cease due to
>> permission problems.

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.

--Brett

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