----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Hicks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 3:00 PM Subject: Re: chmod settings
> > 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 > > > Hi I am using sendmail with procmail and these chmod/owner settings seem to have worked in the past. I do remember sendmail is fussy when you make bits world rw but that's not the case here. i'll run with it as is and see if i hit any issues Mark
