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Author: Eric Shubert
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To: plug-discuss
Subject: Re: Qmail on CentOS
Now that I look a little closer, the instructions say to set
register_globals On only to initially set the admin password. Right
after that it says to turn it back off.

I'm sure that QMT will have a proper fix for this in due time.

keith smith wrote:
>
> Thanks!
>
> ------------------------
> Keith Smith
>
> --- On *Thu, 8/5/10, Eric Shubert /<>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: Eric Shubert <>
>     Subject: Re: Qmail on CentOS
>     To: 
>     Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 12:38 PM

>
>     That wiki page should be updated. I've been running with
>     register_globals off since I don't know when. No problem.

>
>     keith smith wrote:
>      >
>      > I was looking at
>     http://wiki.qmailtoaster.com/index.php/CentOS_5_QmailToaster_Install
>     and saw this line:

>      >
>      > Edit /etc/php.ini and set register_globals = On

>      >
>      > Setting register_globals to ON is a security issue.  Also
>     starting in version 6 (IIRC) of PHP, register_globals will
>     permanently set to off and will be removed all together.

>      >
>      > http://php.net/manual/en/security.globals.php

>      >
>      > If it is still a requirement to set register_globals = On, then i
>     would not be able to use the Qmail Toster.

>      >
>      > ------------------------
>      > Keith Smith

>      >
>      > --- On *Thu, 8/5/10, Eric Shubert /<
>     </mc/compose?to=>>/* wrote:

>      >

>      >
>      >     From: Eric Shubert <
>     </mc/compose?to=>>
>      >     Subject: Re: Qmail on CentOS
>      >     To: 
>     </mc/compose?to=>
>      >     Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 12:10 PM

>      >
>      >     keith smith wrote:
>      >      > Hi,

>      >      >
>      >      > I have a backup server that I want to also run as a backup
>     mail
>      >     server.  It is running Qmail.  Running a mail server is all
>     new to me.

>      >      >
>      >      > What is the best way to get started.  Book, Man Page,...?

>      >      >
>      >      > Bind, Mail, and Apache to a lesser degree have kept me from
>      >     running a web server from the command line.   I've been able
>     to get
>      >     by with Apache however I know I need to learn a bunch more.

>      >      >
>      >      > Any help is much appreciated.

>      >      >
>      >      > ------------------------
>      >      > Keith Smith

>      >      >

>      >      >

>      >
>      >     http://www.qmailtoaster.com
>      >     http://wiki.qmailtoaster.com

>      >
>      >     I've been running qmail-toaster for years, and am active in the
>      >     community. I know that qmail has its drawbacks, but QMT far
>      >     outweighs them. Do check it out.

>      >
>      >     If anyone's interested, I could do a presentation at a
>     meeting about
>      >     QMT. You can build one from scratch in nearly that amount of time
>      >     (once you know what to do, of course).

>      >
>      >     -- -Eric 'shubes'

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