Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!cca!dee From: dee@cca.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Mail security. Message-ID: <4866@cca.UUCP> Date: Sun, 12-Jun-83 12:32:32 EDT Article-I.D.: cca.4866 Posted: Sun Jun 12 12:32:32 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 14-Jun-83 03:45:03 EDT Lines: 6 If UNIX had separate append permission then something like 622 for your mail file might make sense. As it is, write permission lets someone smash your mail which may be worse than someone just reading it. Donald Eastlake decvax!cca!dee