mouss:
> Oliver Block a ?crit :
> > Wietse Venema schrieb:
> >> That depends on how the Postfix sendmail command is invoked,
> >> and you failed to supply that information.
> >>
> >> If invoked as "sendmail -bs", then the "." SEPARATES messages as
> >> defined in the SMTP protocol.
> >>
> >> If invoked as "sendmail -i", then the "." becomes part of the message.
> >>
> >> Otherwise, the "." TERMINATES the message and the remainder is ignored.
> >>   
> > 
> > So there is a potential risk if sendmail is invoked with the -bs option.
> > I couldn't supply that information because that depends on individual
> > configurations.
> > 
> > Thank you for helping me to find clarity about that issue.
> > 
> 
> the user can simply send any messages he wants with a tcp connection. so
> what's the problem?

There is a problem when a user can "hijack" someone elses
mail-generating application. It has been a problem with PHP-based
applications, see http://www.google.com/search?q=php+mail+hijack

        Wietse

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