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List:       imp
Subject:    Re: [imp] BUG?
From:       Steven Stern <sds-email-list () mindspring ! com>
Date:       2004-01-11 19:23:50
Message-ID: 1l8300p7qkrc29tlkkvsa8tq4unlk8i5la () 4ax ! com
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:46:32 -0500, Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck@horde.org> wrote:

>Quoting Steven Stern <sds-email-list@mindspring.com>:
>
>> Wouldn't it make more sense to patch mailbox.php to prevent opening a mailbox
>> that's not on the folders list?
>
>No, no, no. First of all, there's a *ton* of history on this in the list
>archives from years back. Second, this would be an entirely artificial, false
>sense of security. If you don't want your IMAP server reading random files off
>of the filesystem, FIX YOUR IMAP SERVER. Period.
>
>-chuck
>
>--
>Charles Hagenbuch, <chuck@horde.org>
>"Here, I brought some cole slaw. It's made from peeeooople! Just kidding."

Well, never mind. I replaced imapd and qpopper with DoveCot (via up2date
dovecot) and it's now working as I like. There's no longer any access to the
/etc/passwd file.

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