Now that I look a little closer, the instructions say to set register_globals On only to initially set the admin password. Right after that it says to turn it back off.

I'm sure that QMT will have a proper fix for this in due time.

keith smith wrote:

Thanks!

------------------------
Keith Smith

--- On *Thu, 8/5/10, Eric Shubert /<[email protected]>/* wrote:


    From: Eric Shubert <[email protected]>
    Subject: Re: Qmail on CentOS
    To: [email protected]
    Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 12:38 PM

    That wiki page should be updated. I've been running with
    register_globals off since I don't know when. No problem.

    keith smith wrote:
     >
     > I was looking at
    http://wiki.qmailtoaster.com/index.php/CentOS_5_QmailToaster_Install
    and saw this line:
     >
     > Edit /etc/php.ini and set register_globals = On
     >
     > Setting register_globals to ON is a security issue.  Also
    starting in version 6 (IIRC) of PHP, register_globals will
    permanently set to off and will be removed all together.
     >
     > http://php.net/manual/en/security.globals.php
     >
     > If it is still a requirement to set register_globals = On, then i
    would not be able to use the Qmail Toster.
     >
     > ------------------------
     > Keith Smith
     >
     > --- On *Thu, 8/5/10, Eric Shubert /<[email protected]
    </mc/[email protected]>>/* wrote:
     >
     >
     >     From: Eric Shubert <[email protected]
    </mc/[email protected]>>
     >     Subject: Re: Qmail on CentOS
     >     To: [email protected]
    </mc/[email protected]>
     >     Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 12:10 PM
     >
     >     keith smith wrote:
     >      > Hi,
     >      >
     >      > I have a backup server that I want to also run as a backup
    mail
     >     server.  It is running Qmail.  Running a mail server is all
    new to me.
     >      >
     >      > What is the best way to get started.  Book, Man Page,...?
     >      >
     >      > Bind, Mail, and Apache to a lesser degree have kept me from
     >     running a web server from the command line.   I've been able
    to get
     >     by with Apache however I know I need to learn a bunch more.
     >      >
     >      > Any help is much appreciated.
     >      >
     >      > ------------------------
     >      > Keith Smith
     >      >
     >      >
     >
     >     http://www.qmailtoaster.com
     >     http://wiki.qmailtoaster.com
     >
     >     I've been running qmail-toaster for years, and am active in the
     >     community. I know that qmail has its drawbacks, but QMT far
     >     outweighs them. Do check it out.
     >
     >     If anyone's interested, I could do a presentation at a
    meeting about
     >     QMT. You can build one from scratch in nearly that amount of time
     >     (once you know what to do, of course).
     >
     >     -- -Eric 'shubes'
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