From owner-freebsd-stable Thu Jun 21 14:26: 1 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from segfault.kiev.ua (segfault.kiev.ua [193.193.193.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A509A37B401 for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:25:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from netch@iv.nn.kiev.ua) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by segfault.kiev.ua (8) with UUCP id AJW61617; Fri, 22 Jun 2001 00:25:41 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from netch@iv.nn.kiev.ua) Received: (from netch@localhost) by iv.nn.kiev.ua (8.11.4/8.11.4) id f5LLJQJ01619; Fri, 22 Jun 2001 00:19:26 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from netch) Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 00:19:25 +0300 From: Valentin Nechayev To: Nuno Teixeira Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /var/mail permissions: 0755 or 01777 ? Message-ID: <20010622001925.A1597@iv.nn.kiev.ua> References: <20010621214821.C376-100000@gateway.bogus> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20010621214821.C376-100000@gateway.bogus>; from nuno.mailinglists@pt-quorum.com on Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 09:51:34PM +0100 X-42: On Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 21:51:34, nuno.mailinglists (Nuno Teixeira) wrote about "/var/mail permissions: 0755 or 01777 ?": > The FreeBSD default permissions for /var/mail are 0755. > > Why is that PINE says that the /var/mail directory is vulnerable and it > says to change it to 01777? > > What are the correct permissions? 0755. Don't use broken Pine setup. And I suggest avoid Pine at all. See security officer's warning in Pine port. /netch To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message