On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 03:35:47PM +0100, René Clerc wrote: > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [24-01-2007 15:25]: > > > On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 01:39:43PM +0100, Michael Tatge wrote: > > > * On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) muttered: > > > > The mail spool file is /var/mail/cgreen, permissions are:- > > > > > > > > -rw-rw---- 1 cgreen mail 835067 Jan 24 09:38 > > > > /var/mail/cgreen > > > > > > > > I can edit the file directly using (for example) vi and can delete a > > > > message and write the file this way. > > > > > > > > However when I try and delete (or move) a message using mutt it just > > > > says "Mailbox is read-only.", what's the problem? > > > > > > Sounds like a locking problem. Can you mutt_dotlock the file manually? > > > > > Well I can 'mutt_dotlock <any parameter> /var/mail/cgreen' with no > > errors, does that mean it's OK? > > I assume so. You have not by any chance aliased 'mutt' to 'mutt -R' > or something? Have you tried firing up mutt with: > > /path/to/mutt -n -F /dev/null -f /var/mail/cgreen > It's not aliased, I've also tried the "turn everything off" invocation you have suggested above and I *still* get "Mailbox is read-only."
There is a full file system I've just noticed, maybe that is having a bad effect, I'll wait until that's sorted before I waste any more time on this. Thanks for your help. -- Chris Green ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
