How does one configure PostFix to run from a chroot jail?

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From: Michael D. Viron [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:04 AM
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>Could you please explain in more detail about "run from a chroot jail" 
>or
>any pointer shall be appreciated.

'Run from a chroot jail' means that postfix only has access to a certain
directory or directories and is not running as root.  If someone breaks in
via postfix, they will only have access to those certain directories, and
will not have root access.

Michael

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