Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!mucsd.UUCP!8004SLB From: 8004SLB@mucsd.UUCP (Sandy) Newsgroups: mod.computers.vax Subject: Re: Mail Enhancement To Eliminate SPAWN Command. Message-ID: <8703171322.AA11208@csd1.milw.wisc.edu> Date: Tue, 17-Mar-87 08:12:51 EST Article-I.D.: csd1.8703171322.AA11208 Posted: Tue Mar 17 08:12:51 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 19-Mar-87 04:23:32 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: world Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 12 Approved: info-vax@sri-kl.arpa Simply setting the CAPTIVE flag on a username using the AUTHORIZE utility disables the SPAWN command within MAIL regardless of the privilege of the user. This would seem to be easier to implement than patches to the MAIL image. At least this is the case with V4.4 of MAIL and up. --Sandy Berger Marquette University Computer Services Division Technical Services UUCP: ...!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!uwmcsd1!marque!mucsd!8004slb ARPA: marque!mucsd!8004slb@csd1.milw.wisc.edu