The message must be delivered and read by the same user. Sounds like you
deliver it as one user and then try to read it as another. This will
NEVER work. Please check out the single uid instructions or get the
vchkpw package or equivalent.
On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Henrik Johansen wrote:
> I have just tried that (chown johndoe.johndoe Maildir -R)
> Now the logs says : deferral: temporary error on maildir delivery????
>
> I guess im gonna play a little longer with the permission settings....
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Wand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Henrik Johansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 5:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Unable to open message
>
>
> > I believe the Maildir, its directories, and its file, permissions should be set
> > to that of the user.
> >
> > Try this: chown johndoe.johndoe Maildir -R
> > (the recursive option will change everything in there to johnjoe.johndoe)
> >
> >
> > Michael Wand
> > On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Henrik Johansen wrote:
> > > Hi all.
> > >
> > > I have posted this before, but recieved no responses what so ever.
> > >
> > > When a mail is succesfully delivered, and I want to read it from pop3 the
> > > following happens:
> > >
> > > telnet mail.domain.com 110
> > > Trying w.x.y.z
> > > Connected to domain.com.
> > > Escape is...
> > > +OK ...
> > > user johndoe
> > > +OK
> > > pass pop3password
> > > +OK
> > > list
> > > 1 265
> > > .
> > > >> retr 1
> > > -ERR unable to open that message
> > > > quit
> > >
> > > the messages in domain-com/johndoe/Maildir/new/ is created with these permissions
> > > -rw------- 1 popuser popuser 265 jul 27 12:00 xxxxxx.domain.com
> > >
> > > "popuser" is a user with shell=/bin/false
> > >
> > > It seems that mails are created with wrong permission? OR??
> > > If I manually change permission to -rw-r----- I can "retr" the mail though.
> > > Anyone knows how to setup the correct permissions?
> > >
> > > And what ARE the default permission-settings on a newly arrived mail?
> > >
> > > Im thinking om reinstalling it all to make sure it is 'clean', any way to avoid
>that?
> > >
> > > Henrik Johansen
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
>
>
>
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