Re: [Exim] mysql (Problem with smartuser.)

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] mysql (Problem with smartuser.)
On Fri, 17 Mar 2000, Peter Radcliffe wrote:

> >     bruker.epost='$local_part@$domain'} {$value}fail}

>
> This started me wondering ... user supplied data straight into a mysql
> query. If you managed to get the right characters into local_part
> couldn't you end up doing a random query that could be destructive ?
>
> Shouldn't this probably be wrapped with
> ${quote_mysql:$local_part@$domain} ?


Yes indeed. I should have remembered to point that out.

> On the subject of exim/mysql, I've been messing with it since I'm
> doing PHP/mysql in another area. Has anyone come up with a nice way
> to not let have passwords available to users on a shall machine where
> the config file has to be readable ?


Why does the config file have to be readable?

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