From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] permission bit of /mail/box
From: mirtchov@cpsc.ucalgary.ca
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Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 08:47:05 -0600
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> I can't create mail box by
> mail -c

this is a problem that needs to be addressed in Plan 9.  currently you
have two solutions:

	- chmod 777 /mail/box and let the user create their mailbox
	when they run /sys/lib/newuser

	- add your administrator user to the upas group

the second one creates a problem because with fossil you won't be able
to chmod -u to the user you've just created, unless you boot in allow
mode (open AW)

the first solution is the one i currently use on my box, but it
creates an even bigger problem -- i _must_ create the mail box as soon
as i add the user, otherwise anybody can create a pipeto file that
serves as a spam bouncer!

so currently to add a new user i need to:

	- create the user in fossil

	- add the user's password

	- create the user's secstore password

	- login as the user and run /sys/lib/newuser which creates the
	mailbox (i used to wstat /mail/box to 777 on fossil's console
	just for this part, but gave up and left it like that)

it's a bit of an overkill, isn't it? :)

andrey