On Sun, 29 Jun 2003, Mitch (WebCob) wrote: > Interesting and scary thought... > > If what you are saying is in fact what happened Joe, then in theory, a non-root > user could make a config file (intending to forward their own mail) that takes > out the whole server by "sticking" a process. > > Seems like a pretty big problem when you consider than many webmail problems are > starting to open up filters and so on to the users who might just screw them up > (they do have a history of this ya know) >
Hmmm. Very good point. I was just so relieved to find the cause of my stuck server (and to realize that it was unlikely to happen again... in my case users cannot access the system except by pop3) I hadn't even thought about this issue. > > Does anyone care to verify if this is the cause? If so, the watchdog concept Sam > mentioned might warrant some interest. If nobody comes forward having reproduced this I shall take a crack at getting it to happen again. -- Joe Laffey | Want to convert subnet masks between different LAFFEY Computer Imaging | notations, or figure the number of IPs in a block? St. Louis, MO | Whatmask-It's FREE - www.laffeycomputer.com/wm.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/direct;at.asp_061203_01/01 _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
