From: erc@unislc.uucp (Ed Carp) Subject: Re: Any mail or fakemail available for linux ? Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 22:14:10 GMT
Steve M. Robbins (steve@Nyongwa.CAM.ORG) wrote:
: As I recall, the important things were:
: - elm is a regular program NOT setgid
: - /usr/spool/mail has permissions 1777 (global read/write with the sticky bit)
: - the mailboxes in /usr/spool/mail have permissions 600 (rw for owner only)
Excuse me? Isn't this a security hole to have a directory world writeable?
I thought the sticky bit was just for deletion of files.
-- Ed Carp, N7EKG erc@apple.com 801/538-0177 "This is the final task I will ever give you, and it goes on forever. Act happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love, and do what you will." -- Dan Millman, "Way Of The Peaceful Warrior"