phile@lgnp1.MASA.COM (Phil Eschallier) (11/07/88)
i am using smail 2.5 (w/ the xenix patches) under xenix/286 and for the
most part, it works like a champ!! however, i am unable able to use
smail with a restricted account (ie: /bin/rsh). the mail just disappears!!
i have tracked the problem down to the use os popen() in deliver.c. it
seems that popen() just sends the mail into nowhere! i have tried setting
the SHELL environment variable to /bin/sh -- this will allow the mail to
work properly but the draw back is that if the user shells out of vi (or
whatever), he/she is now free of the restricted shell.
does anyone have experience w/ popen() under rsh or have a work around.
please reply via e-mail.
thanx!
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