#: 17329 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
    06-Jan-93  07:59:38
Sb: #17324-Mail problem
Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255
To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X)

 > Uh, Steve...don't know about the mail program. But do you have group and
user
 > mixed up. 0.0 is user 0, group 0; 2.0 is the same user. My understanding is
 > that all users with the same group have equal access. Hence, user 3.4 and
3.2
 > can read the same files... maybe some sage can explain the logic of this.
 >

Hi Bob .. thanks for the reply!

Your understanding of the Group/User relationship is the same as mine. First
number is the Group, second is the User. And you're correct .. my problem is so
counter to the philosphy of OS9/OSK the error, most likely, is mine. But I'll
be darned if I can find it!

When I originally set up the MM/1, I applied this logic to the assignment of
password file entries. I was defined as 0.0, of course, and all other users
were established as 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 and so on. Th idea being that any user
could establish other users in their group that could easily share material
between themselves.

But ... when I installed Microware's Mail, I quickly found out that it was
treating mail sent by all my users as mail being sent by me (0.0). Furthermore,
any mail I had in _my_ mail box was visible to _all_ my users.

Changing their Grp/Uid entry to 1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4, and so on, cured this
problem ... but left me with another. How do I take advantage of the GROUP
feature?

I'm hoping someone from Microware will see this and toss out a couple of ideas
for me to try.

Thanks!




*- Steve -*