At 09:33 PM 2/3/99 +0100, Harald Hanche-Olsen wrote:
>- Chris Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>| Why does qmail object to the execute bit being set? I don't know.
>
>Security: It's meant for .qmail files that might be automatically
>edited, for example by a mailing list manager. Even if an attacker
>manages to sneak in a program delivery in the .qmail file, this
>feature will stop him from exploiting it.
I'm not quite sure I understand the second part of that, but certainly the
first part about it providing a simple locking mechanism is how it was used
by qlist.
Regards.
