> From: "Steve Wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 13:24:50 -0600
>
> > How do I revert back to sendmail?
>
> Sendmail installation instructions are available from www.sendmail.org.
>
> > 3. Added the setuid bit on the sendmail binary:
> > # chmod 777 /usr/lib/sendmail
>
> By all means, leave it world-writeable like that. That way, any normal
> user on your system can overwrite it with the contents of their choice, and
> thus gain root access.
...and by the way, this does *not* turn in the setuid bit.
Chris
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