Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!cepu!scw@ucla-locus From: scw%ucla-locus@cepu.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Mail security Message-ID: <2095@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-Jun-83 10:58:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.2095 Posted: Mon Jun 13 10:58:00 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 16-Jun-83 06:11:32 EDT Lines: 21 From: Steve Woods. . . It seems that making the recipient fully responsible for his mail is only reasonable, and safe. I would aggree with this except that it would open far more problems than it would cure.{FLAME ON} Another objection (partially cleared up by having 'symbolic' links to system mail utilitys) is: there are many ignorant (may i even say dumb) users around, some of them with great powers (like project directors), who might take great umbrage at the loss of even 1 small memo and are not compentant to deal with ANY programing, it is far far better to have them manually dispatch their own mail than to have even a canned dispatcher do it. {FLAME OFF} I would think that limiting pipe/non_mailfile_file writes to .../aliases specified destinations would be the best way (as long as .../aliases is protected).