On Thu, May 05, 2005 at 07:41:32AM -0400, Marc Sherman wrote: > It seems to me that the check_local_user router option should fail for > system users. Some packages that create system users already put them > in /etc/aliases pointing to root, but there are a number of system users > on my machine that are not currently aliased to root. This seems like a > maintenance hassle, and possibly a security problem. > > I suspect that if you agree with me, this would be a debian specific > patch, not something upstream would accept; the concept of system users > vs. regular users seems to be a debian concept introduced in adduser.
To me, this looks like an issue which could be solved in a dedicated router which will fail e-mail addressed to system users. However, there might be packages that need their user to be able to receive mail. Since I would like all MTAs to behave identically to this behalf, a change like this would need to be discussed on debian-devel, IMO. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
