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Aucbvax.2928 fa.unix-wizards utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!unix-wizards Thu Sep 3 10:30:20 1981 Re: /usr/spool/mail >From menlo70!hao!woods@Berkeley Thu Sep 3 10:21:02 1981

Perhaps this is my ignorance showing through, but I don't see how having /usr/spool/mail writable can allow you to become the super-user. Perhaps you could illegally read other's mail, but...

P.S. Ours is not writable.

GREG (ucbvax!menlo70!hao!woods)

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