On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 08:45:45PM -0000, Bart wrote:
> I receive the following error message when attempting to collect email:
> -ERR [SYS/TEMP] Failed to create /var/mail/.bart.pop with uid 1000, gid 0.
> Change permissions.
> 
> What should the correct permissions be?

  It's the directory permissions for /var/mail you need to look at. 
(If the temp file should not be created there, you have a configuration
problem.)
 
> Currently they're as follows:
> -rwxrwxr-x  1 bart  users  5753 Feb 27 20:09 Mailbox

  That's in your home directory, not in /var/mail, I'd assume.

  -- Clifton

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