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Re: [leafnode-list] Multiple NNTPHOST sources



on 7/30/02 9:57 AM, Mike Graham at mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>> ITYM fetchnews
> 
> Yes, fetchnews.  Actually, I'd like to be able to run fetchnews as a
> regular user (it's getting annoying to have to su just to run it, and I
> need to run it manually because I have dial-up access thanks to my
> rather remote location).  So can I suid it, or would that be a Really
> Bad Thing (tm)?

I use a program called sudo.  You can find a mirror of the homepage at
http://sudo.stikman.com.  I can then run fetchnews from any account I wish
to allow access to the program.

Jeff
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Jeff Grossman (jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)


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