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Mon Mar 8 06:08:07 PST 2004


> > * Are you concerned about security?
> >   sendmail is a big monolithic SUID-root programs,
> >   while postfix is a set of isolated processes/programs,
> >   so postfix _may_ be a better alternative.
> 
> please don't post false/outdated information.
> 
> Sendmail 8.12.* is SGID to a non-privilleged user only.
> this was released in September 2001.
> 8.12.2 was included in CURRENT in February 2002.
> 8.12.2 was included in STABLE in March 2002.

Oops, you were right:

% ls -l /usr/libexec/sendmail/sendmail 
-r-xr-sr-x  1 root  smmsp  587896 Mar  7 11:35 /usr/libexec/sendmail/sendmail

Sorry.

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