X - SU - Gnus

[Vince Hillier]

On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 01:20:39PM +0100, Slack Rat wrote:
> Under X, if I su <username> and run gnus
> 
> 1. I cannot pick up mail from the spool - no permission - since gnus
>    still uses <originally_logged_in_user>
> 
> 2. My outbound mail is tagged "From: <originally_logged_in_user>" which
>    gives rise to all kinds of horribles when my email hits spamtraps
>    along the way
> 
> This is a pretty heavy drag.
> 
> Is there a way around this?

Use the following:

	su - <user>

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