You definitely don't need 666 permissions on the folder. If you're testing it, you could just redirect it to a folder/file in your own home directory...like /home/anthony/mail/SPAM.
On Wed, 3 Jul 2002, Anthony Hologounis wrote: > Let me ask, so this is the best way to handle spam? > > Righ tnow I have a folder called /var/spool/mail/SPAM that has 666 > permissions. I think this is dangerous but I want to be able to collect all > of the spam in one folder. > So I can see how well my procmail/spamassassin settigns are working. > > If there is another way of doing this thenenlightenme.... > > Cheers! > > Anthony > > > > > >The problem, I think, is that you're trying to have each user's account > >write the spam to /var/spool/mail/caughtspam. > > > >Only one user can own that file, and if it's not been set with permissions > >to allow world to write to it, they won't be able to. > > > >Hence the reason I filter it to "$HOME/mail/caughtspam"...it's going to > >the user's own subdirectory, off of their own home directory, where > >they'll have permission to write. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
