Security and another survey question (was Re: [Mimedefang] clamd is not responding?)

[Brad Dameron]

No. And the less program's running as root the better.

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Brad Dameron									Network Account Executive
TSCNet Inc.								         	www.tscnet.com
Silverdale, WA.									1-888-8TSCNET

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mimedefang-admin at lists.roaringpenguin.com
> [mailto:mimedefang-admin at lists.roaringpenguin.com]On Behalf Of David F.
> Skoll
> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 12:14 PM
> To: mimedefang at lists.roaringpenguin.com
> Subject: Security and another survey question (was Re: [Mimedefang]
> clamd is not responding?)
> 
> 
> Jason Englander wrote:
> 
> > Read through bugtraq for a while.
> 
> Another survey question: Currently, mimedefang and
> mimedefang-multiplexor complain if you run them as root.  Who votes
> for having them refuse completely to run as root in the next 
> release?  Does
> anyone have a scenario which requires MD to run as root?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> David.
> 
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