Re: Problems with sendmail-5.65c+IDA 1.4.4

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From: Bill Wisner
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1991 19:24

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>3.  newaliases is executable by *any* user, no matter what the permissions on
>    the aliases and aliases.{dir,pag} files are.

Why is this a problem?  If users can't edit the aliases file, they
can't do any damage with newaliases -- just make sure the database
is up-to-date.

Bill Wisner <wisner@mica.Berkeley.EDU> Gryphon Gang Saratoga CA 95070

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