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Date:      Fri, 22 Jun 2001 00:19:25 +0300
From:      Valentin Nechayev <netch@iv.nn.kiev.ua>
To:        Nuno Teixeira <nuno.mailinglists@pt-quorum.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: /var/mail permissions: 0755 or 01777 ?
Message-ID:  <20010622001925.A1597@iv.nn.kiev.ua>
In-Reply-To: <20010621214821.C376-100000@gateway.bogus>; from nuno.mailinglists@pt-quorum.com on Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 09:51:34PM %2B0100
References:  <20010621214821.C376-100000@gateway.bogus>

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 Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 21:51:34, nuno.mailinglists (Nuno Teixeira) wrote about "/var/mail permissions: 0755 or 01777 ?": 

> The FreeBSD default permissions for /var/mail are 0755.
> 
> Why is that PINE says that the /var/mail directory is vulnerable and it
> says to change it to 01777?
> 
> What are the correct permissions?

0755.
Don't use broken Pine setup.
And I suggest avoid Pine at all. See security officer's warning in Pine port.


/netch

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