Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!sdcsvax!sdcattb!sdcarl!rusty From: rusty@sdcarl.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: /bin/mail Message-ID: <4282@sdcarl.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-Jun-83 11:46:37 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcarl.4282 Posted: Mon Jun 13 11:46:37 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 14-Jun-83 16:29:22 EDT Lines: 10 i'm not sure this is a complete fix, but what i did was to add setuid(getuid()) in the routine sendmail() just before it exec's delivermail. i think the problem is an interaction between /bin/mail being setuid root and delivermail not knowing that the uid it is being exec'd with came from a program that was setuid.