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- From: lytras@avalon.physik.unizh.ch (Lytras Apostolos)
- Subject: Re: Syntax for .forward file?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.170030.6941@ifi.unizh.ch>
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- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 17:00:30 GMT
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- irving@Happy-Man.com (Irving_Wolfe) writes:
- : Here's my .forward file; I hope it helps:
- : |/usr/local/bin/deliver irving
-
- The .forward file is used by sendmail which is running suid root, so I
- wonder if there is a chance someone might use this feature (forwarding
- through pipes) to gain special privileges (a.k.a. hacking). Or is send-
- mail prepared to deal with such an attempt?
-
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- lytras@ifi.unizh.ch | Apostolos Lytras
- lytras@avalon.physik.unizh.ch | Informatik Club der Uni
- lytras@amiga.physik.unizh.ch | Zuerich, SysAdmin
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