Re: [LI] root access from old sendmail boxes

[Archan Paul <archanp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Atul,
ya u are right!! I am sorry for the post I made. I have just tested it
to check!! but it needed some more!! Again I am sorry for posting mail
in appreciating some hack.

long live Linux....

Archan

Atul Chitnis wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 19 Jan 2000, Archan Paul wrote:
> 
> > hi hi!! really cooool. I have already tested it on some ........
> 
> Cracks like this aren't "cool" - they are a disgrace to our chosen OS,
> even if the application in question (sendmail) isn't necessarily
> Linux-specific.
> 
> It will take one major publicised breakin using a crack like this to make
> Linux-detractors go hog-wild with "*this* is why you should not use
> Linux".
> 
> Think of it this way - if someone finds a way to break Godrej locks in a
> known fashion, Godrej's reputation in the locks market would be damaged
> beyond repair, and no one would use a Godrej Lock again.
> 
> Suresh - in future, don't publish the details of a crack, just the
> warnings.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Atul
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