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From: rbp@investor.UUCP (Bob Peirce)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.bugs.sys5
Subject: Re: SysV lp spooler a security hole
Message-ID: <841@investor.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 17-Sep-87 07:00:32 EDT
Article-I.D.: investor.841
Posted: Thu Sep 17 07:00:32 1987
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References: <313@pvab.UUCP> <193@sortac.UUCP> <1208@desint.UUCP>
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> In article <193@sortac.UUCP> pls@sortac.UUCP (Pat Sullivan) writes:
> 
> BTW, note that the orignal poster's problem can be solved (except for
> the above) by simply specifying the "-c" switch to lp;  this even handles
> banners.  Or you can specify the banner with the "-t" switch.  (RTFM!)
> -- 
> 	Geoff Kuenning   geoff@ITcorp.com   {uunet,trwrb}!desint!geoff

Not on my system (Altos 3068/Unix V.2).  The -c option just copies the
file to the spool directory.  Lp still must be able to read it.  If it
can't you get lp: can't access file "name".
-- 
Bob Peirce, Pittsburgh, PA				 412-471-5320
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