Communication between a Python process and a Python cgi script

Michael Hudson mwh at python.net
Fri Apr 12 06:27:37 EDT 2002


Todd Warner <taw at redhat.com> writes:

> Another option:
> cgi script sends a kill and SIGALRM. *shrug* Depends on what the risk is.

But you can't send a signal to a process you don't own can you?
(setuid CGI scripts?  Run away!)

Cheers,
M.

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