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Article #2563Re: User setting From: address in sendmail input
From: Bruce Barnett
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1991 13:39
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1991 13:39
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In article <1991Jun20.022606.1680@shaman.com> jiro@shaman.com (Jiro Nakamura) writes: > In article <FWP1.91Jun19183837@Jester.CC.MsState.Edu> fwp1@CC.MsState.Edu > (Frank Peters) writes: >> I realize how easy it is to spoof via smtp. But I would have thought this >> case would be coverend under the sendmail.cf trusted user declarations. > Great security hazard. It is true the SunOS sendmail has this bug (allowing anyone to be trusted). We use this bug to work aroung another bug when sending mail inside GNU emacs. But since it doesn't *add* any additial security hazard, it's not that much of a problem - security wise. -- Bruce G. Barnett barnett@crdgw1.ge.com uunet!crdgw1!barnett
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!crdgw1!barnett From: barnett@grymoire.crd.ge.com (Bruce Barnett) Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail Subject: Re: User setting From: address in sendmail input Message-ID: <BARNETT.91Jun21093917@grymoire.crd.ge.com> Date: 21 Jun 91 13:39:17 GMT References: <FWP1.91Jun19183837@Jester.CC.MsState.Edu> <1991Jun20.022606.1680@shaman.com> Sender: news@crdgw1.crd.ge.com Reply-To: barnett@crdgw1.ge.com Organization: GE Corp. R & D, Schenectady, NY Lines: 15 In-reply-to: jiro@shaman.com's message of 20 Jun 91 02:26:06 GMT