If receiving emails as root is so important to you, do
chgrp qmail /root/Mailbox
chmod g+w /root/Mailbox
Fabrice
On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, Andr�s wrote:
> Really paranoid.
>
> So root will never receive an e-mail... but I received e-mails in
> /var/qmail/alias/Mailbox at first (when I wasn't using Maildir).
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Patrick Berry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Andr�s <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 1:57 AM
> Subject: RE: E-mail that loops
>
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> > On 11/5/99 at 1:52 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andr�s) had the thought:
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I've read INSTALL.alias and says "Under qmail, root never receives
> mail",
> > > why?
> > >
> >
> > I belive that the delivery system is designed such that it can't become
> root. When it delivers mail
> > to the user, it does so as that user. Programs that can become root are a
> security risk.
> >
> > Pat
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