Re: [Exim] Problems with writing to spool

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Dave C.
CC: Andreas Gietl, Ian Southam, Andre Grueneberg, exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Problems with writing to spool
On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Dave C. wrote:

> Exim does a set_euid() call to set the id to the user its delivering
> mail to when making local deliveries.


For the record, it is setuid(), *not* seteuid(). The distinction matters
if you are concerned about security nitty-gritty.

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