Wll, another *quick* response/solution!
Thanks to Kurt Werth the problem is solved. Answer and original query below:
>>
>> Dear SUN>>ers,
>>
>> I am seeing a weird problem with forwarding mail.
>>
>> The system is a Solaris 2.7, fully patched running Sendmail 8.22 and
>> when there is no .forward file in a user's directory, mail flows in and
>> out without a problem.
>>
>> When a .forward exists, the mail gets deliverd to the user as the
>> .forward does not exists and the /var/adm/maillog dipslays:
>>
>> Jan 24 10:33:08 solo sendmail[1632]: KAA01632: forward /export/home/george/.forward: Group writable directory
>> Jan 24 10:33:08 solo sendmail[1632]: KAA01632: from=george, size=62, class=0, pri=30062, nrcpts=1, msgid=<200001241533.KAA01632@solo.sfc.asa.gov>, relay=george@localhost
>>
>>
>> Thanks for any pointers! I will summarize.
>>
>> George
>
> From: Kurt Werth ph3501 <werth@bns101.cs.lmco.com>
>
> George,
>
> Remove group write privs on the user's directory all the
> way back to /. The newer versions of sendmail won't
> process the .forward file if it's in a path that has
> group write privs enabled.
>
> Kurt
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George Dimitoglou
SM&A, Space Sciences Division
SOHO ESA/NASA Project Scientist Team
Laboratory of Astronomy & Solar Physics
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Bldg. 26, G-1, Code 682.3
Greenbelt, MD 20771
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