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Aucbvax.2969 fa.unix-wizards utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!unix-wizards Tue Sep 8 01:27:31 1981 making /usr/spool/mail unwritable >From allegra!phr@Berkeley Tue Sep 8 00:20:03 1981

The problem with this is that many non-suid mail readers, Berkeley 4.0bsd mail included, unlink the mail file when the last message is removed instead of truncating it. I haven't bothered to fix this yet; has anyone? Paul Rubin mhtsa!allegra!phr

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