> All you have to do is create it as root and make it readable by the mail
> process for the user. They can read it, but they can't replace it.

*sigh* I was just waiting for this to come up.  I asked this question
regarding the .qmail security "reward" and was told that this doesn't
count.  Gee, so I wonder the *next* time a security hole is found, if it
will also just be explained away as "well, it's possible with all the
others too" or "that doesn't count". 


A file doesn't really matter if the user has write permissions
to the parent/current directory.  Although the above statement
doesn't address this directly, I think it's misleading enough
to point out.

Scott

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