Majordomo-Docs: .passwd file readble by everybody

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Subject:	.passwd file readble by everybody
From:	Jean-Bernard ADDOR <jbaddor @ poynting . phy . ulaval . ca>
Date:	Sat, 17 Aug 1996 12:06:43 -0400 (EDT)
To:	Majordomo-Users @ greatcircle . com, Majordomo-Docs @ greatcircle . com


In the README file in section 2.1 it said to put .passwd file in mode 664
ie everybody can read the password !

Is that normal ?

I'm setting up lists for the first time

	Jean-Bernard

PS: reply to me too, I'm not in the list

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