exec etc. on Windows: why does it use cmd.exe ?

The shell execution commands on Windows execute a "cmd /c program" for running command-line programs. I have seen bug reports asking for a change but there hasn't been one. What's the reason for using "cmd"? Isn't it possible to directly execute those programs? The problem with using cmd.exe is that the IUSR_machine needs to have proper permissions to it which is a general security risk. It also creates problems because IIS 6 removes these permissions by default. (I have seen various postings about the typical "cannot fork" error after this in these groups but most of them weren't answered.) On a different topic: I started to get the lists from news.php.net recently. I tried to post there but instead I got this warning message: > confirmation email already bounced once which is simply not true, there sure wasn't any mail sent to me. If the server doesn't allow for anonymous posting it should reject messages right-away instead of accepting them. This should also be clarified here: > Newsgroups > Many of the mailing lists listed here are also reflected onto the news server at news.php.net. > Kai -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com IE-Center: http://ie5.de & http://msie.winware.org