Re: Permission on local email messages

["Rickard Lindberg" <ricli85@xxxxxxxxx>]

But even if the parent directory is only readable by the user, can't
another user still view the email if he knows the full path?

On Jan 9, 2008 7:31 PM, John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed January 9 2008 11:07:59 am Rickard Lindberg wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've set up offlineimap on my Debian system to backup my Gmail account,
> > and it all works great. There is only one problem: All my local email
> > messages, that are stored in the Maildir format, get permission 644. Is
> > there any way that I can have offlineimap just make the email messages
> > readable by me?
>
> Easiest thing is just change the permissions of the parent directory.
>
> Otherwise, set your umask.  Google for umask for some help.
>
> -- John
>



-- 
Rickard Lindberg