newbee learning linux: how to allow write permission to user on mounted drives

From: linux_learner (neha.sweet_at_gmail.com)
Date: 10/04/05 

Date: 4 Oct 2005 02:01:20 -0700

hi everybody,
 i just joint this group. i am a new linux user and have installed
redhat 9 enterprise edition on my system.

can somebody tell me how to allow users other than root to write on
mounted partions.i have entered following in my
etc\fstab:

#win
/dev/hda6/ /windows_e vfat default,rw,user 0 0

do i have to use unmask option ?what is unmask.

also please suggest few video players for redhat.which can play both
dvd as well as vcd.i tried to download mpegtv but fttp downloads are
not allowed in our university.

and how can i add enque option to mp3 files , i am using xmms player.

please help!