Aucbvax.2072
fa.unix-wizards
utzoo!duke!decvax!ucbvax!JNC@MIT-XX
Sat Jul  4 00:37:56 1981
Re: setuid and root
       I have been screwed by this on occasion. I experimented with a
version of the system with it NOP'd out, but I don't remember if it
had any ill effects (I think it may have, but I'm not sure; at least
none stick out in my memory).
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