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From: pdl@root44.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: /bin/mail
Message-ID: <3171@root44.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 12-Jun-83 12:51:10 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun 12 12:51:10 1983
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Mail readers SHOULDN'T delete empty mailboxes, since the owner normally
decides what mode the mailbox will have (to allow/disallow reading by other
users etc.). System III operates with set-gid mail and seems to work O.K.,
the problem is therefore in nasty mail readers that remove mailboxes!

		Dave Lukes. (...!vax135!ukc!root44!pdl)