[ale] Red Hat 7.3 mail permissions problem

Jay Fox gjfox at charter.net
Tue May 28 08:31:24 EDT 2002


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-- Jay


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sergio Chaves" <sergio_chavess at hotmail.com>
To: ale at ale.org
To: <esoteric at 3times25.net>; <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: [ale] Red Hat 7.3 mail permissions problem


>
> Hi Alers!
>
> I had the same problem w/ RH 7.3.
> I had to put the IP address on my POP side (instead of hostname) and use
> "localhost" for my SMPT (instead of IP or hostname).
> By-the-way, I am using Evolution as my mail client.
>
> My 2 cents
>
> Regards
>
> Sergio
>
> >
> >Jim Seymour wrote:
> >>Hi all,
> >>
> >>    Well the problem with missing files turned out to be one of my hard
> >>drives dying.  New problem: Fresh install of RH 7.3 will not let a user
> >>retrieve email from a POP account.  I can log in as root and send and
> >>retrieve email.  As a user I can send but not receive email.  Are there
> >>firewall rules I need to change or is this likely something something
> >>else?
> >
> >To my knowledge, firewall rules aren't going to affect things by user
> >id.  Chances are, your problems are permissions related.
> >
> >What kind of error do you get when you attempt to get email via a normal
> >user?
> >
> >>
> >>TIA,
> >>Jim Seymour
> >>
> >>
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> >
> >--
> >Until later: Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
> >
> >I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
> >to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?
> >
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