[gentoo-user] Messed up mail access rights

[gentoo-user] Messed up mail access rights

[Mick]

Hi All,

Could you please advise what the access rights ought to be for my mail
directory?  I restored from a backup and things went downhill from
there.  :-(

The structure currently is as follows:
=======================
mail                                    770
 |
 +-->domain.com                         755
 |    |
 |    +-->user                          750
 |         |
 |         +-->.cppop.cache             600
 |             .cppop.cache.msgs        600
 |             .mailboxlist             600
 |             INBOX.Drafts             660
 |             INBOX.Sent               660
 |             INBOX.Trash              660
 |             inbox                    660
 |
inbox                                  0660
INBOX.Drafts                           0660
INBOX.Sent                             0660
INBOX.Trash                            0660
saved-messages                         0660
sent-mail                              0660
=======================

Any idea what they should be like?  Also, what are the .cppop.cache and
cppop.cache.msgs for?
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Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] Messed up mail access rights

[Pupeno]

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Providing some basic information such as what mail servers are you using would 
be a big plus to get an answer from someone.
On Friday 23 September 2005 20:52, Mick wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Could you please advise what the access rights ought to be for my mail
> directory?  I restored from a backup and things went downhill from
> there.  :-(
>
> The structure currently is as follows:
> =======================
> mail                                    770
>
>  +-->domain.com                         755
>
>  |    +-->user                          750
>  |
>  |         +-->.cppop.cache             600
>  |             .cppop.cache.msgs        600
>  |             .mailboxlist             600
>  |             INBOX.Drafts             660
>  |             INBOX.Sent               660
>  |             INBOX.Trash              660
>  |             inbox                    660
>
> inbox                                  0660
> INBOX.Drafts                           0660
> INBOX.Sent                             0660
> INBOX.Trash                            0660
> saved-messages                         0660
> sent-mail                              0660
> =======================
>
> Any idea what they should be like?  Also, what are the .cppop.cache and
> cppop.cache.msgs for?
> --
> Regards,
> Mick

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[gentoo-user] Re: Messed up mail access rights

[Mick]

Pupeno wrote:

> Providing some basic information such as what mail servers are you using
> would be a big plus to get an answer from someone.

Thanks Pupeno,

Unfortunately it's a sendmail setup on a hosted account and no info is
forthcoming from the admin.  It seems like an mbox style mail
implementation.  That's all I know about it I'm afraid.


> On Friday 23 September 2005 20:52, Mick wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Could you please advise what the access rights ought to be for my mail
>> directory?  I restored from a backup and things went downhill from
>> there.  :-(
>>
>> The structure currently is as follows:
>> =======================
>> mail                                    770
>>
>>  +-->domain.com                         755
>>
>>  |    +-->user                          750
>>  |
>>  |         +-->.cppop.cache             600
>>  |             .cppop.cache.msgs        600
>>  |             .mailboxlist             600
>>  |             INBOX.Drafts             660
>>  |             INBOX.Sent               660
>>  |             INBOX.Trash              660
>>  |             inbox                    660
>>
>> inbox                                  0660
>> INBOX.Drafts                           0660
>> INBOX.Sent                             0660
>> INBOX.Trash                            0660
>> saved-messages                         0660
>> sent-mail                              0660
>> =======================
>>
>> Any idea what they should be like?  Also, what are the .cppop.cache and
>> cppop.cache.msgs for?
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Mick
> 

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Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Messed up mail access rights

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 10:04:13 +0000, Mick wrote:

> > Providing some basic information such as what mail servers are you
> > using would be a big plus to get an answer from someone.

> Unfortunately it's a sendmail setup on a hosted account and no info is
> forthcoming from the admin.  It seems like an mbox style mail
> implementation.  That's all I know about it I'm afraid.

You could telnet into the server to see what the software identifies
itself as.

"telnet servername 25" for the SMTP server
"telnet servername 110" for the POP server
"telnet servername 143" for the IMAP server


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