From: docv <do...@sb...> - 2003-08-14 02:54:29
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Neil, Where was he saving them? In his email client? Is he (your user) on a linux or windows machine? What MTA server are you using on your box? I ask because the default setting on most windows email clients is to download them off the server, so they most assuredly would not be on your server. They would have been 'saved' on his local hard drive, where you have no control over it/them! Neil Aggarwal wrote: > Joe: > > I checked the /var/mail file for the user. > There are messages in there, but they are from > today and on. There are none from before that. > > The messages he was saving are gone. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > Neil > > > -- > Neil Aggarwal, JAMM Consulting, (972)612-6056, www.JAMMConsulting.com > FREE! Valuable info on how your business can reduce operating costs by > 17% or more in 6 months or less! => http://newsletter.JAMMConsulting.com > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: web...@li... >>[mailto:web...@li...] On Behalf >>Of Joe Cooper >>Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 3:08 PM >>To: web...@li... >>Subject: Re: [webmin-l] Sendmail config deleted messages >> >> >>Neil Aggarwal wrote: >> >>>Hello: >>> >>>One of my users went to his Inbox on the sendmail configuration >>>tab and several of the emails he was saving are no longer >>>present in his inbox. They were there yesterday, but not today. >>>I have assurances from him that he did not delete them. >>> >>>I had the following configuration at the time: >>>RedHat 8.0 >>>Webmin 1.050 >>>perl-5.8.0-55 >>>Net_SSLeay.pm-1.21 >>> >>>I upgraded webmin to 1.100 just in case. >>> >>>Does webmin 1.050 have something where it automatically >>>deletes messages from a person's inbox? >> >>No. But I have recently come upon a mailbox that had the first line >>deleted (I don't know yet whether to blame Usermin or procmail or >>spambayes for the problem), which made all of the mail >>invisible to mail >>clients and the pop daemon. I deleted the message in >>question (though >>spoofing a new From line would have also worked) and things >>went back to >>normal. >> >>Have a look in the spool directory to see if the email is >>still actually >>in his box. If so, let me know, and I'll chase after Jamie >>with a stick >>until he fixes the bug in the Usermin and/or Webmin read mail >>code. If >>the messages are actually gone, your user is confused and deleted the >>messages and just doesn't remember it. There are other >>possibilities, >>but they are complicated, so it is much better to find >>someone to blame. >>-- >>Joe Cooper <jo...@sw...> >>Web caching appliances and support. >>http://www.swelltech.com >> >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------- >>This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including >>Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. >>Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. >>http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet >>_072303_01/01 >>- >>Forwarded by the Webmin mailing list at >>web...@li... >>To remove yourself from this list, go to >>http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webadmin-list >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including > Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. > Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. > http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 > - > Forwarded by the Webmin mailing list at web...@li... > To remove yourself from this list, go to > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webadmin-list > -- Steve Vaitl con...@va... (816)695-4897 http://www.vaitl.net http://www.athleticshowcase.com http://www.serversforsmallbusiness.com |