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Re: Preventing execution of arbitrary programs

1997-05-21 07:45:00
"SR" == Stephen R van den Berg <srb(_at_)cuci(_dot_)nl> writes:

 SR> In the most recent procmail (v3.11pre7) there is a hithereto
 SR> undocumented macro which disables execution of any and all programs.
 SR> Simply include

 SR>    #define RESTRICT_EXEC

 SR> in the config.h file (before compiling).

 SR> The reason why this isn't documented yet is because it needs a bit of
 SR> more work to make it more flexible.  Like allowing program execution for
 SR> user ids below 100 and/or allowing program execution from the site-wide
 SR> /etc/procmailrc file.  -- Sincerely, srb(_at_)cuci(_dot_)nl Stephen R. van 
den Berg
 SR> (AKA BuGless).

Aha! Just what I was looking for. Thanks.

Eric Daniel

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