Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!milano!bigtex!dell!baldur!dcm From: dcm@baldur.dell.com (Dave McCracken) Newsgroups: comp.mail.mh Subject: Re: inc Message-ID: Date: 2 Jan 91 14:12:19 GMT References: <9012312114.AA15911@pixel.convex.com> Sender: @dell.dell.com Organization: Dell Computer Corporation, Austin, Texas 78759-7299 Lines: 15 strike@pixel (strike) writes: >Can anyone tell me why inc has to be setuid? I don't know exactly what kind of system you are using, but on most, if not all, flavors of SYSV the mailboxes are protected by only allowing group mail to have access to the /usr/mail directory. This is not a problem for just reading the mail, but most tools then turn around and delete your mail file after they have read it, which requires the program to be in group mail to get write access to the directory. -- Dave McCracken dcm@dell.dell.com (512) 343-3720 Dell Computer 9505 Arboretum Blvd Austin, TX 78759-7299