Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
On Thu 29 Mar 2007 22:17:06 NZST +1200, Don Gould wrote:
The system is paranoid.
No, you're short of a few insights. procmail is 1000% correct in
ignoring a ~/.procmailrc which is world-writable, as that would allow
the world to trivially make you run any command they please.
aa. To be concerned that the world would run commands on my system is
to be paranoid.
However current history proves that you should be paranoid.
Consider RHS who used to advocate leaving passwords blank to empower
usage of the system.
Why this is
something you don't want is left as your evening exercise ;)
Bugger more homework!
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