Also, could be the operating system file permissions.

On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Bill Schipper wrote:

> I am list owner of a list distributed from a remote site (I am at
> mun.ca, the list is distributed from West Virginia).   Until now,
> distribution has been from a VM server.   For a variety of reasons, it
> is being moved to a UNIX server.   The local administrator has moved the
> list, including all the files.   We are having problems accessing the
> files.   The admin person can;   but I can't.   We are currently both
> listed in the headers as Owner;   I've reset my password, in case that
> didn't get transferred.    But the unix system will not allow me access
> to the files.
>
> I can do the following:
>
>     get listname.catalog
>
> I can make changes to the catalog, and replace it  with put
> listname.catalog.
>
> When I then try to upload the new file (by putting "put
> filename.filetype listname.catalog" at the top of the file), I get the
> message "You are not authorized to update file "FILENAME FILETYPE".
> And if I try to retrieve a file whose catalog entry I modified slightly,
> I get the same message.   Moreover, if I try to use "give
> filename.filetype user@domain" to send a file whose catalog entry I have
> modified to someone, I get the message "You are not authorized to access
> file "filename filetype".   These files have GET permission set to PRV,
> and PUT permission set to OWN.
>
> Can anyone see what we're doing wrong?
>
> Bill Schipper
>