[Exim] tmpfile() - old System V is NOT secure.

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Author: David Wheeler
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To: exim-users, ijackson
Subject: [Exim] tmpfile() - old System V is NOT secure.
Oh heck, let's be specific. Older versions of System V Unix are
known to have _insecure_ implementations of tmpfile().

This is documented in the BSD documentation, e.g.:
http://www.gsp.com/cgi-bin/man.cgi?section=3&topic=tmpfile




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