Puzzle of the Day

What is suspicious about the following "ls" listing?

host % ls -sail /var/mail
271873    1 drwxrwxrwt   3 root          512 Feb 21 12:26 ./
  3776    1 drwxrwxr-x  20 root          512 Aug 19  1996 ../
275649    1 drwxrwxr-x   2 root          512 Sep 11 12:43 :saved/
272086    0 -rw-rw----   1 ann             0 Feb 21 12:36 ann
272088    1 lrwxrwxrwx   1 bob            32 Feb 21 10:23 bob -> /etc/passwd
272087    4 -rw-rw----   1 bob          3515 Feb 21 12:23 cheryl


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