> > I'm running a courierfilter to filter incoming mail right at the SMTP > dialog. Unfortunately, since I have been doing this, I cannot use > `sendmail` as an unprivileged user (!= root, != daemon) anymore: > > $ echo test | sendmail $my_address > 432 Mail filters temporarily unavailable. > sendmail: Unable to submit message. .... > I think the socket(s) would need to be accessible (readable? writable? > executable?) for unprivileged users (maybe for a dedicated "cansendmail" > group?) for them to be able to successfully send mail using `sendmail`. > Am I right? If so, is this a design oversight, or is it even "by > design"?
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