Sheldon Hearn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I plan to add a user ``smtp'' with UID 25 and a member of group
>``mail'', for use in running non-priveledged MTA's in FreeBSD.

I'd support this.  I think the GID should be 25 as well.

David Wolfskill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I think the overall idea is good, though my tendency has been to use
>somewhat higher numbers (like 65532 or 65533).

I prefer 25 because it's mnemonic - since SMTP is on port 25.
(And since commonality has been raised, it's worthwhile noting that
Solaris refuses to accept UID's and GIDs muvh above 60000).

>  And I do it with sendmail.
So do I.

Warner Losh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>postmanpete

Maybe postmanpat - which isn't sexist, though the ANAL types[*] may
have conniptions. :-)

[*] As in `IANAL, but...'.

Peter


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