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From: "Wes S" <wess AT acegroup DOT cc>
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Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 09:13:07 -0400
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Subject: Re: exim and imap3d
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On 10 Jul 2005 at 2:17, René Berber wrote:

> > So in exim.conf I changed this:
> >
> > local_delivery:
> >   driver = appendfile
> >   file = /var/mail/$local_part
> >
> > Now I get 2005-07-09 21:27:41 IJDXRD-0001D4-AT == wess AT wess DOT mdns DOT org
> > R=localuser T=local_delivery defer (13): Permission denied: creating
> > lock file hitching post
> [snip]
>
> Permission denied is the clue here, you should have read the comments
> above the part of exim's configuration you changed.  Copy the permissions
> of the original spool directory (/var/spool/mail/) to the one you made
> (/var/mail):
>
>    chmod --reference=/var/spool/mail /var/mail
>    chown --reference=/var/spool/mail /var/mail
>
> That should do it.
>

Yes, it took care of that exim problem on delivering. :)

I also noticed that I was using ipop3d vs uw-ipop3d, not sure how
that stirred the pot on my pop3 probem and one account I used for
testing was disabled in windows.

Everything is working now.

Thank you,

Wes Szumera




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