Aucbvax.3190
fa.unix-wizards
utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!unix-wizards
Thu Sep 17 15:16:04 1981
Re:  set[gu]id
>From sdcarl!rusty@Berkeley Thu Sep 17 15:09:26 1981
A "solution" would be to remove this stupid code from the
kernel and fix /bin/mail since that is where the bug is.
As was demonstrated by the person from purdue no amount of
turning off the set[gu]id bits was sufficient protection but
a simple fix to /bin/mail not involving the set[gu]id bits
fixed the bugger.

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