Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-users-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 95234 invoked from network); 13 Nov 2003 15:19:21 -0000 Received: from daedalus.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (208.185.179.12) by minotaur-2.apache.org with SMTP; 13 Nov 2003 15:19:21 -0000 Received: (qmail 95214 invoked by uid 500); 13 Nov 2003 15:18:42 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-users-archive@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 95190 invoked by uid 500); 13 Nov 2003 15:18:42 -0000 Mailing-List: contact users-help@httpd.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk Reply-To: users@httpd.apache.org list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Delivered-To: mailing list users@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 95153 invoked from network); 13 Nov 2003 15:18:42 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO out2.smtp.messagingengine.com) (66.111.4.26) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 13 Nov 2003 15:18:42 -0000 X-Sasl-enc: Ry+mOFbOKyP7v8D2e40NHQ 1068736723 Received: from usager83-164.hec.ca (usager83-164.hec.ca [132.211.83.164]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 98D9F402C0C for ; Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:18:42 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:15:09 -0500 (Est) From: Joshua Slive To: users@httpd.apache.org In-Reply-To: <1068733600.3fb394a041f93@www.elanor.org> Message-ID: References: <20031113130041.72117.qmail@web13409.mail.yahoo.com> <1068733600.3fb394a041f93@www.elanor.org> X-X-Sender: slive@fastmail.fm@mail.messagingengine.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Subject: RE: [users@httpd] Security of using /etc/passwd X-Spam-Rating: minotaur-2.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Laurent Blume wrote: > Yes, both your answers sum up very well what I remember I read (and > confirms me in my own opinion!). However, I'm fighting the age-old > argument "it's going to be easier for users this way". > > So if I could find an "official" statement from apache.org, saying that > basically, if we do that, we're on our own, it'd help me. > > I'll take any idea about where to look for that! http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html#passwdauth Joshua. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@httpd.apache.org " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@httpd.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@httpd.apache.org