On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, David M. Kufta wrote:

> Hello List,
>   I am new to linux-mandrake and after a clean install when I tried to use
> my lynx browser from the console I get the message "Can't open temporary
> file! I have been using various Linux Distro's since 1992 and never had
> this happen with lynx before. I would appreciate any insight that anyone
> may be able to provide as to why this message would be encountered.
> 
>       Thank's
>               Dave
> 

Welcome to the list, known problem with the installer should only occur
with the user created at install time, metamail's temp files have
been moved to what should be a more secure location , 
mkdir ~/tmp && chmod 700 ~/tmp

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