At 10:31 07/01/2003 -0500, Haines Brown wrote:
>> I remember doing an :include: statement for a mate and we found that
>> 777 permissions on the file were OK but the directory must be set
>> correctly. I seem to remember it couldn't have root ownership.
>> 
>> Check the sendmail faq at:
>> http://www.sendmail.org/faq/section3.html#3.33
>
>Thanks, Carl. I took at look at the document and checked ownership and
>permissions, but it looks like I'm ok.
>
>I've an :include that points to ~/aliases/test.aliases, but I get the
>following error when using it:
>
>  Cannot open /home/brownh/aliases/test.aliases: Permission denied.
>
>The alias directory is owned by brownh and is rwx------. The
>test.aliases file is also owned by brownh and is rw-------. I believe
>this satisfies the permission requirements defined in the document.
>
>I have a vague sense that my problem arose when I upgraded
>sendmail. At the same time I began to get messed up headers so that a
>simple Reply to this message is sometimes sent to the invalid address
>"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 
> 
>
>Haines
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I spoke to my mate and we put his lists in a dir /etc/mail/lists with owner and group 
of root
and permissions of 755 and the files themselves are again root owner/group with 777 
permissions

 

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