Author: Chris Thompson Date: To: Exim Users Subject: Re: [Exim] Exim-3.32 on FreeBSD
Richard Welty <rwelty@???> writes: >
> On Tue, 14 Aug 2001 15:15:35 +0300, you wrote:
>
> after some off line exchanges with Tabor Wells, and refering back to
> Philip's book, i've become persuaded that i was confused.
>
> correct solutions are in fact either
>
> chmod 1777 /var/mail
>
> or else using group permissions to control the directory. the sticky
> bit by itself won't do the job.
This makes no sense. The sticky bit is precisely the "1" in the 1777
in the chmod command. Either it is a "correct solution", that "does
the job", or it isn't!