Re: Sendmail.... -bs?

["Anthony E . Greene" <agreene pobox com>]

On Wed, 30 May 2001 13:22:01 LuisMi wrote:
>
>Why is that?
>What is that?
>Is it a security risk?
>
>May 30 15:15:59 kamasutring sendmail[2221]: f4UDFuX02221:
>Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: focamonje owned process
>doing -bs

Because it allows the actual sender to be disguised.

Tony
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