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From: chilton@MCS.COM (Christopher Hilton)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: smail-3.1.29.1 cannot lock mailboxes
Date: 6 Jun 1995 15:48:53 -0500
Organization: /usr/lib/news/organi[sz]ation
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Message-ID: <3r2evl$2oo@Mars.mcs.com>
References: <3r29u3$9vm@mars.mcs.com>
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In article <3r29u3$9vm@mars.mcs.com>,
Christopher Hilton <chilton@MCS.COM> wrote:
>
>I'm having troubles with smail-3.1.29.1 I get permission denied
>errors when trying to lock the mailbox before appending to it on local
>delivery.
>
>My mailbox is empty (doesn't exist before startup) so smail should
>create it.
>
>The permissions on my /var/mail directory are 755 bin bin.
>
>The smail binary is root:wheel 4511
Sorry, I forgot some info here. I'm using the last March snapshot here
until I get the 2.0.5 CD-ROM from Walnut Creek. I'd test 2.0.5-ALPHA
but I'm up to my ears in a design project right now.
Changing the permission on the mail directory to 777 bin bin fixes the
problem but is that safe?
C.
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Christopher Sean Hilton E-mail: chilton@mcs.com
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