Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 19:05:46 -0600 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: mgrommet@insolwwb.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Advice on sendmail / execution of programs through .forward Message-ID: <199812050105.TAA19091@n4hhe.ampr.org> In-Reply-To: Message from mike grommet <mgrommet@insolwwb.net> of "Fri, 04 Dec 1998 14:06:35 CST." <A199D70FC96DD211AD1000609767926103598F@ISIMAIL>
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mike grommet writes: > Hi guys, I need some advice... > > I block off shell access to my primary server... > however one of my users pulled a sneaky one. > > He executed a xterm shell from his .forward and had it connect to his X > server on his personal PC... pretty slick actually, I have to give him that. > I never even considered it. [...] > Now, its quite convenient to be able to run programs from .forward, procmail > comes to mind immediately... > > So what do you guys suggest to fix this problem the right way? You could delete (comment out) this line from /etc/sendmail.cf and disable forwarding completely: # Forward file search path O ForwardPath=$z/.forward.$w+$h:$z/.forward+$h:$z/.forward.$w:$z/.forward -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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