after chmod 1777 /var/spool/mail , i am now getting these messages in my mail log . Jun 16 17:15:09 domainname procmail[3837]: Enforcing stricter permissions on "/var/spool/mail/username" does anyone have an idea wat this means .Do i have to chmod to 775 which i understand is the default Thanks Duncan -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjecthttps://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list