RE: Subtle qmail bug? (was Re: Handling an MX record of 0.0.0.0 or 127.0.0.1)

[Patrick Bihan-Faou]

Hi Mark,


> Patrick. If you're that bitter about people accurately explaining to
> you that a bug is not necessarily the same as a security exploit, [...]


Well I guess I disagree on the meaning of a security problem. If you can use
this trick to create a DOS attack on a system, to me that would qualify as a
security problem. Of course this trick will not provide the attacker with
root access to the machine, so in a stricter sense it is not a security
exploit, but I find that definition a bit too narrow.

I am not bitter about it, I am just a bit hot tempered at times :).


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However I find it a bit extreme to be called an idiot because I state some
of my views. I certainly did not intend to call people names, and I don't
think I did. I find it a bit disturbing that people are always ready to call
you names as soon as you state even the slightest negative comment about
qmail. I guess I will never understand that kind of passion (zealotery ?),
but it is always amusing to witness.

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Patrick.