On Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 08:10:42AM +0000, Dominic Hargreaves wrote: > On Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 08:33:18AM +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > > We are somewhat reluctant to "fix" this as this > > means deviating "far" from what an experienced Unix admin might expect. > > Even as a configurable option defaulting to off? I wasn't suggesting > that this should be the default behaviour; clearly some sites will be > relying on the existing remote deliverability of those addresses.
Again, I currently plan to re-think this issue post-etch. Most probably there will be a whitelist mechanism. My current idea is having a new file /etc/low-uid-aliases which would be honored for all low-uid accounts (uid smaller than a configurable x, defaulting to 500). If an uid is smaller than x, and the account is not listed in /etc/low-uid-aliases, incoming mail would be 550'ed. Accounts with uid > x would be handled normally, no change at all. If /etc/low-uid-aliases does not exist, behavior is unchanged to what we have today. What do you think about that? Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]