Re: [Exim-dev] Exim without root privileges

Kevin P. Fleming wrote:
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>
> I'm certainly not suggesting that Exim be broken into modules to support
> this "privileged LDA" method; I'm suggesting that since these external
> entities _already exist_ (in my case Cyrus IMAP, but I'm sure there are
> others) it would be nice to take advantage of that fact and compile out
> any code from Exim that has anything to do with switching uid/gid and
> other privileged operations.
>
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This bit would be nice for me as all of my exim installs either forward
email over smtp tcp, and/or deliver email to a completely virtual user base
that do not have individual uid/gid, nor do they need them as they cannot
access the box outside of 'other software' any way (pop3/webmail/etc).
I already make use of other features/routing to handle root or other
'priviledged/real' accounts now, so unless I give permision to exim
through various means, I do not need exim to read anything other than its
own configuration/spool/db files.
However, I also have not ever had any problems in the way exim works
currently either with it grabing access when and only if it needs to.
--EAL--