Have a look at the original Maildir privilages you will see each mail dirs have
-rw-rw---- uid mail uid dunno if I am looking in the right area. > I'm trying to configure Postfix for Maildir, > > (Maildir is the wau to go, no ?) > > I've edited /etc/postfix/main.cf > > .. > home_mailbox = Maildir/ > .. > > > no other dirs were specified > > I then sent an email to 'voytek@(thishost) > > that worked OK, and, Postfix created a dir structure below > # ls -l /home/voytek/Maildir > drwx------ 2 voytek voytek 4096 Aug 18 23:08 cur > drwx------ 2 voytek voytek 4096 Aug 18 23:23 new > drwx------ 2 voytek voytek 4096 Aug 18 23:23 tmp > > > I then tried to reply to the email, to see if Postfix will create Maildir > for 'root' as well, like it did for 'voytek', BUT, I'm getting a bounce: > > > --- > MAILER-DAEMON@ (Mail Delivery System) wrote .. > This is the Postfix program at host > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: maildir delivery failed: create > /var/spool/postfix/Maildir/tmp/1061212376.3171_0.(thishost): > Permission denied > > ---- > # ls -l /var/spool/ > > drwxr-xr-x 17 root root 4096 Jul 29 05:52 postfix > > > > - am I supposed to alter permissions on /var/spool/postfix/ ? > or, have I got something misconfigured ? > > to summarize: > > after editing Postfix to support Maildir format, sending mail to user > 'voytek' DID create /home/voytek/Maildir tree, but, replying to user 'root' > generates an error > > > > > > Voytek Eymont -- Regards, Kevin Saenz Spinaweb I.T consultants Ph: 02 4620 5130 Fax: 02 4625 9243 Mobile: 0418455661 Web: http://www.spinaweb.com.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
