[Mimedefang] MIMEdefang on CPAN? or in RPM form?

[Kenneth Porter]

--On Sunday, December 26, 2004 4:47 PM -0800 Gary Funck <gary at intrepid.com> 
wrote:

> Hmm, first I've heard that there might be probs. building rpm's as root.
> What are they?

Makefiles generally assume that one is a mortal and can take risks that 
root shouldn't. For instance, a rogue error in a Makefile could clobber 
"live" files if you build or "make install" a source RPM as root. Simple 
errors in a spec file can do catastrophic damage as root. For instance, a 
spec file with no build root and a default clean rule could wipe the whole 
system.