On Sat, Mar 17, 2007 at 12:05:49AM -0400, Derek Martin wrote: > [stuff about strict umask and in another thread about hard-coded > paths] > in short, all this stuff is discussing securing the door of a blown-up house. mutt is just one application. if umask (or the ~/ mode) or PATH are not set sensibly for *all* apps, you can conceive any number of attacks against mutt or the data it produces/processes.
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