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Sendmail and secure design
Jason Miller, 2006-05-01

Sendmail's wide market share, ancient code base and long vulnerability history make it an interesting example about the need for software to start from a secure design.

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Sendmail and root??? 2006-05-02
Anonymous
"Sendmail might be a relatively old application, but it wasn't designed with the ultimate goal of security in mind. Sendmail's liberal use of root access exacerbates these problems."

It has been at least 5 years since sendmail has used root routinely. The MTA can run as anyone or no-one. It only ...

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