A large security hole in some sendmail versions earlier than 8.8.5 could
be worked around by removing the 9 flag from the local and prog mailers...
Regards,
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Rick Troxel Rick_Troxel(_at_)nih(_dot_)gov
rick(_at_)helix(_dot_)nih(_dot_)gov
http://www.dc-sage.org/bios/rick_troxel 301/435-2983
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On Thu, 24 Jul 1997, Ralph Sims wrote:
ralphs> I have seend the following syntax used in a sendmail.cf file
ralphs> when procmail is used as the local delivery agent:
ralphs>
ralphs> F=SAw5:|/@glDFMPhsfn
ralphs>
ralphs> However, a stock sendmail install sets the flags as this:
ralphs>
ralphs> F=lsDFMAw5:/|@qSPfhn9
ralphs>
ralphs> The only difference being the '9'.
ralphs>
ralphs> Any thoughts on why the difference and if one might be preferred
ralphs> over the other?