Re: Zombie request-route with 2.0.31

Bas Mevissen (sgm@stack.nl)
Thu, 6 Nov 1997 11:33:06 +0100 (MET)


eraserX wrote:
: request-route != GOOD!!! request-route is an exploit.
: rm -f /sbin/request-route

It seems that sendmail needs it. At least sendmail runs it. I use
sendmail -q to send my mail.

Can I just remove it, and sendmail still working ?

Bas.

:
: On Wed, 5 Nov 1997, Bas Mevissen wrote:
:
: >Hi all,
: >
: >Now and then, my request-route program becomes a zombie. It is the only
: >program behaving this was. My system is 2.1-ready, so everything on my box
: >is upgraded to the versions required according to Documentation/Changes.
: >
: >I would like to ask if someone else is seeing this behaveour. And, what I
: >can do to find out what is causing this trouble. I use libc-5.4.38, maybe
: >that is the problem.
: >
: >I use pre-compiled rpm packages, could recompiling help in this case?
: >My system is an 486 133MHz, 32Mb RAM, RedHat 4.2 and kernel 2.0.31.
: >If you need more info, please mail me.
: >
: >Best regards,
: >
: >Bas.
: >
:
: | Slackware __ 3.4 - Linux 2.0.31
: eraserX | / / __ _ _ _ _ __ __
: (mikec@shaw.wave.ca) | / /__ / / / \// //_// \ \/ /
: | /____/ /_/ /_/\/ /___/ /_/\_\
: ...Software is like sex. It's better when it's free - Linus Torvalds...
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