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Title	Sendmail flaw puts systems at risk, again
Type	News
Source	IDG News Service 03/31/2003
Summary	Systems running sendmail are at risk of hacker attacks because of a flaw in the way the commonly used e-mail server software handles long e-mail addresses, experts warned Saturday. This second serious bug announced this month has some sendmail users looking for alternatives. continue

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