Yes, I read that as well. There was one line in there that made me ask the question.
"Else you should ask Davide Libenzi ;-) to add to setgid() and setuid() in XMail server, after binding to POP3/SMTP/FINGER ports. So all these tricks will obsolete." I just wanted to know why David hadn't used this. Is it because it would split the codebase between the Unix/Windows too much, or was it just a personal choice? More from a curiosity standpoint than anything else. On July 24, 2003 04:33 pm, you wrote: > Hi Patrick > > when i remember right... > > To use the priviligated ports from 1 to 1024 a program must > have root-rights. > > On xmailserver.org see: > > HowTo non-root XMail - How to run XMail with a non root user account by > Sergey Ivanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.spectr.org/sergey/HowTo-Chrooted-XMail.html > > Hope it helps. > > Bye > Michael > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Patrick Andry > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 4:06 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [xmail] Starting Xmail as unprivelidged user > > > > I'm sure that this question has been asked before, but is there a reason > why > Xmail runs as root, and does not drop to an unpriveledged account after > starting? > > Just curious. -- The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming dragon. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
