Re: mail spool permissions

[David Ellement]

On 010521, at 16:37:20, Chad Cunningham wrote
> Anyone have any idea why mutt would do this with some users and not
> others? What does mutt like the permissions on the mail spool to be?

If mutt has been compiled +USE_DOTLOCK, it needs to create a lock
file in the spool directory.  If mutt_dotlock is not setgid, then
only those users with write permission to the mail spool directory
will be able to alter their mailbox.  See the mutt FAQ.

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David Ellement