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From: hogan@csl.sri.com (Emmett Hogan)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail
Subject: Private Mailing Lists
Message-ID: <12114@hercules.csl.sri.com>
Date: 21 Aug 89 05:37:49 GMT
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Reply-To: hogan@csl.sri.com (Emmett Hogan)
Organization: Computer Science Laboratory, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA  USA
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I have a curious problem which I hope someone can help me with.
I would like the ability to create "private mailing Lists,"
(i.e. lists that only the creator/owner of the list is able
to use), but since sendmail runs as root, it has access to all
files, thus if someone knows the list is there, they can use it.

I realize that I could make the list "hidden", but I would much
rather be able to make it unusable to anyone other than the owner.

I have a feeling that I am S.O.L. on this one, but I thought I
would throw it out to the net for any ideas.

Thanks in advance,
Emmett Hogan
(hogan@csl.sri.com)