Add release notes for the changed file permissions on sendmail alias

and map databases as well as the statistics file.

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		pending RE approval
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Gregory Neil Shapiro 2002-05-24 15:50:34 +00:00
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@ -3550,6 +3550,19 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
<programlisting>sendmail_enable="YES"</programlisting>
<para>The permissions for <application>sendmail</application>
alias and map databases built via
<filename>/etc/mail/Makefile</filename> now default to mode
0640 to protect against a file locking local denial of service.
It can be changed by setting the new
<varname>SENDMAIL_MAP_PERMS</varname>
<filename>make.conf</filename> option. &merged;</para>
<para>The permissions for the <application>sendmail</application>
statistics file, <filename>/var/log/sendmail.st</filename>, have
been changed from mode 0644 to mode 0640 to protect against
a file locking local denial of service. &merged;</para>
</sect4>
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@ -3550,6 +3550,19 @@ options HZ=1000 # not compulsory but strongly recommended</programlisting>
<programlisting>sendmail_enable="YES"</programlisting>
<para>The permissions for <application>sendmail</application>
alias and map databases built via
<filename>/etc/mail/Makefile</filename> now default to mode
0640 to protect against a file locking local denial of service.
It can be changed by setting the new
<varname>SENDMAIL_MAP_PERMS</varname>
<filename>make.conf</filename> option. &merged;</para>
<para>The permissions for the <application>sendmail</application>
statistics file, <filename>/var/log/sendmail.st</filename>, have
been changed from mode 0644 to mode 0640 to protect against
a file locking local denial of service. &merged;</para>
</sect4>
</sect3>