Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 10:44:41 +0200 (MET DST) From: Paul Dekkers <paul@nev.ml.org> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IMAP Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.970913104336.117G-100000@gromit.nev.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970911223317.16700J-100000@localhost>
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On Thu, 11 Sep 1997, Doug White wrote:
>> I have a question about IMAP; I installed the IMAP port from the port
>> collection on my FreeBSD 2.2.1 CD, but after compiling I get an error
>> using pine in combination with IMAP. I get the following error message:
>> '{gromit.nev.ml.org}INBOX : Error creating /var/mail/paul.lock.87341562.18.19g'
>>
>> What can I do against it? I got the same message using Linux btw...
>> Please CC the reply to me, I'm not subscribed to the list...
>
>Make sure that /var/mail has perms 775.
but in that case the owner has to be GID users or smth so that people with
GID users can create lockfiles?
but I don't want to let them put trash to it, is that possible? now they
can write over there... :-(
-= Paul =-
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