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Re: [procmail] smrsh-like functions?

2002-08-23 13:00:07
On Fri, 23 Aug 2002, Philip Guenther wrote:

Changing the definition of BinSh would not help you restrict what an
rcfile can execute.  When it can, procmail will directly invoke programs
without using the shell.  There's also nothing to stop a user from
setting SHELL to a 'normal' value.

Ok, good to know.  I wasn't sure about that.

If you need to restrict what an rcfile can execute, you'll need to merge
that patch in.

Has anyone done that?  :)

mga.

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