The in.pop3d uses the /var/tmp/.pop directory for its lockfiles. The reader
did not close the mail client correctly, and left the lockfile. Delete it and
you can read your mail.
On 09-Nov-98 Admin-tau wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a problem with a user and a POP3 server.
> When the user has mail, the in.pop3d refuse the connection after a PASS is
> acepted with :
>
> ERR -being read already /usr/spool/mail
>
> I verify this error making telnet ourhost 110 and the USER username and
> PASS password.
>
> when she didn't have a mail the behavior of the server is OK.
>
> I deleted the user and remake it after that I reboot the machine but
> nothing occur
>
> Can anybody help me ? Thanks in advance
>
>
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