> From: "Obantec Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Subscribers of Qpopper <[email protected]> > Subject: chmod settings > Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 12:42:18 +0100 > > Hi > > I am just going over the FAQ to make sure i have all the settings correct. > > /var/spool/mail is drwxrwxr-x (owned root.mail) > > mbox files are rw------- not rw-rw---- and mail seems to be flowing in and > out ok. > is there any reason the mbox file should be group rw
Mail actually MAY get delivered vis the group permissions - depends on the MTA and/or mail delivery agent in use. Generally, the mail spool is owned by root with "mail" group permissions. I've also seen the permissions be 1777. Although some have argued that these perms can be used for a DOS by some local malicious user... > > mbox files are owned by username.mail > > just worried about the .lock comment. > > Mark > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory Hicks | Principal Systems Engineer Cadence Design Systems | Direct: 408.576.3609 555 River Oaks Pkwy M/S 6B1 | Fax: 408.894.3479 San Jose, CA 95134 | Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am perfectly capable of learning from my mistakes. I will surely learn a great deal today. "A democracy is a sheep and two wolves deciding on what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the results of the decision." - Benjamin Franklin "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." --Alexander Hamilton
