Aucbvax.2970
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Tue Sep  8 01:28:41 1981
How to get a suid root shell with /usr/spool/mail
>From chico!esquire!psl@Berkeley Tue Sep  8 00:46:30 1981
fROM -- Peter Langston (chico!esquire!psl)

Your approach won't work on our system because chown(II) clears the setuid bit.
I thought this was common; you might find it very useful if you're concerned
with security.  (Our system is so paranoid it also clears the setgid bit!)

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