Re: Thunderbird and local mail ?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Christopher Kelley wrote: | You Wrote: | | | Hi, | | System: 5.3-REL-p5 | | I would like to get my local mail (from /var/mail/user) in my | Thunderbird (v1.0 - 20050310) mailbox. | | I found | http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2003-December/027652.html | which is talking about version 0.3... But I get the same message | as described after having created a movemail mailbox : unable to | create user.lock file. I've tried to set up a movemail for | the user and one for Root, but get the same message back. | | So, how do I get those local mails transferred into my mailbox ? | | Beni. | | | Hi, | | The popup message on Thunderbird tells you (somewhat cryptically) | what you need to do. I believe it says something along the lines | of: | | --- Unable to create user.lock file. For movemail to work, it is | necessary to create lock files in the mail spool directory. On many | systems, this is best accomplished by making the spool directory | be mode 01777. --- | | The spool directory is /var/mail, so what I did was (as root), cd | to /var, then 'chmod 1777 mail'. Please note that this machine is | behind a firewall, and provides no services to the internet, so I'm | not very concerned about any security holes doing this may open | up. | | I'm using Tbird 1.0, and I haven't touched my sendmail | configuration from the factory defaults. I redirected (via | /etc/mail/aliases) the root mail to the normal user that runs X. | | Christopher | Yep, that did it. Thanks a lot ! Beni. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFCNeNA98oeEzEDrEcRAqVAAJ4vYXLjrRdvCEo4hI9Q81vLRCMDFgCgjp7N 8jlIDdnHEyWnpaTh8/h1DIM= =vwbl -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thunderbird and local mail ?
Hi, System: 5.3-REL-p5 I would like to get my local mail (from /var/mail/user) in my Thunderbird (v1.0 - 20050310) mailbox. I found http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2003-December/027652.html which is talking about version 0.3... But I get the same message as described after having created a movemail mailbox : unable to create user.lock file. I've tried to set up a movemail for the user and one for Root, but get the same message back. So, how do I get those local mails transferred into my mailbox ? Beni. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Thunderbird and local mail ?
FreeBSDBeni wrote: Hi, System: 5.3-REL-p5 I would like to get my local mail (from /var/mail/user) in my Thunderbird (v1.0 - 20050310) mailbox. I found http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2003-December/027652.html which is talking about version 0.3... But I get the same message as described after having created a movemail mailbox : unable to create user.lock file. I've tried to set up a movemail for the user and one for Root, but get the same message back. So, how do I get those local mails transferred into my mailbox ? How and why are you getting local mail? If your using TB for pop/smtp (via ISP), and all you really want is to ensure you get root's mail, goto /etc/mail and edit aliases to something like this: root: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then, type newaliases and viola, your root's mail is sent to you at your ISP's account, then TB will get that mail. This is only one way of doing it, and without knowing what and why, that's the 1st thing that came to mind. Chris -- Best regards, Chris PGP Fingerprint = D976 2575 D0B4 E4B0 45CC AA09 0F93 FF80 C01B C363 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Thunderbird and local mail ?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Chris wrote: | FreeBSDBeni wrote: | | Hi, | | System: 5.3-REL-p5 | | I would like to get my local mail (from /var/mail/user) in my | Thunderbird (v1.0 - 20050310) mailbox. | | I found | http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2003-December/027652.html | which is talking about version 0.3... But I get the same message | as described after having created a movemail mailbox : unable to | create user.lock file. I've tried to set up a movemail for | the user and one for Root, but get the same message back. | | So, how do I get those local mails transferred into my mailbox ? | | | | How and why are you getting local mail? If your using TB for | pop/smtp (via ISP), and all you really want is to ensure you get | root's mail, goto /etc/mail and edit aliases to something like | this: As to the how and why part : someone has to read the daily/weekly output from /etc/periodic/, no ? Kmail and others handle it nicely, so why shoudn't Thunderbird do it ? (By the way, in Kmail all you have to do is create a local mailbox, point the location to /var/mail/user and chose None as locking method). | root: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have : root: beni (and ran newaliases) which is me as the user. Why should I send those mails to my ISP and then be read back with TB, since they are already here ? Beni. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFCNFza98oeEzEDrEcRArg3AKCQxgLjW5fmp66MXg9J7Hnmr4cZxgCdHwxs fJ0b2XZTU2clKX2J1oH7wq8= =HqSg -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Thunderbird and local mail ?
beni wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Chris wrote: | FreeBSDBeni wrote: | | Hi, | | System: 5.3-REL-p5 | | I would like to get my local mail (from /var/mail/user) in my | Thunderbird (v1.0 - 20050310) mailbox. | | I found | http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2003-December/027652.html | which is talking about version 0.3... But I get the same message | as described after having created a movemail mailbox : unable to | create user.lock file. I've tried to set up a movemail for | the user and one for Root, but get the same message back. | | So, how do I get those local mails transferred into my mailbox ? | | | | How and why are you getting local mail? If your using TB for | pop/smtp (via ISP), and all you really want is to ensure you get | root's mail, goto /etc/mail and edit aliases to something like | this: As to the how and why part : someone has to read the daily/weekly output from /etc/periodic/, no ? Kmail and others handle it nicely, so why shoudn't Thunderbird do it ? (By the way, in Kmail all you have to do is create a local mailbox, point the location to /var/mail/user and chose None as locking method). | root: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have : root: beni (and ran newaliases) which is me as the user. Why should I send those mails to my ISP and then be read back with TB, since they are already here ? I dunno - as I said, it was off the top. Lots of way to do it. TB also allows the use of local afaik. I can't look now due to the fact that I'm doing a portupgrade. But as you said, if KMail can, TB ought to -- Best regards, Chris PGP Fingerprint = D976 2575 D0B4 E4B0 45CC AA09 0F93 FF80 C01B C363 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Thunderbird and local mail ?
You Wrote: Hi, System: 5.3-REL-p5 I would like to get my local mail (from /var/mail/user) in my Thunderbird (v1.0 - 20050310) mailbox. I found http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2003-December/027652.html which is talking about version 0.3... But I get the same message as described after having created a movemail mailbox : unable to create user.lock file. I've tried to set up a movemail for the user and one for Root, but get the same message back. So, how do I get those local mails transferred into my mailbox ? Beni. Hi, The popup message on Thunderbird tells you (somewhat cryptically) what you need to do. I believe it says something along the lines of: --- Unable to create user.lock file. For movemail to work, it is necessary to create lock files in the mail spool directory. On many systems, this is best accomplished by making the spool directory be mode 01777. --- The spool directory is /var/mail, so what I did was (as root), cd to /var, then 'chmod 1777 mail'. Please note that this machine is behind a firewall, and provides no services to the internet, so I'm not very concerned about any security holes doing this may open up. I'm using Tbird 1.0, and I haven't touched my sendmail configuration from the factory defaults. I redirected (via /etc/mail/aliases) the root mail to the normal user that runs X. Christopher ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Mozila Thunderbird and local mail
On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 00:10, Jonas Manalive wrote: Hello, Is it possible to use Mozilla Thunderbird email client to receive from your local /var/mail/username like kmail/evolution/sylpheed can? Or does one have to use procmail to deliver them into thunderbird's directory? I don't think Thunderbird-0.3 has support for movemail accounts, but the next release should. I've looked at Mozilla 1.6a, and it does have movemail support. Joe Best regards, Jonas ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-gnome To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Mozila Thunderbird and local mail
Is it possible to use Mozilla Thunderbird email client to receive from your local /var/mail/username like kmail/evolution/sylpheed can? Or does one have to use procmail to deliver them into thunderbird's directory? I don't think Thunderbird-0.3 has support for movemail accounts, but the next release should. I've looked at Mozilla 1.6a, and it does have movemail support. That was the word I was looking for. After searching google, it seems that Thunderbird does have it, although not accessible from gui setup. Here's the website (with warnings!): http://www.mozilla.org/mailnews/ movemail/ Instructions: Since there is no UI to set up a new movemail account, you have to either: 1) set it up internal movemail in 4.x and migrate that profile to mozilla or 2a) in mozilla create a pop account 2b) exit, edit prefs.js and change the server type from pop3 to movemail. Example, change user_pref(mail.server.server6.type, pop3); to user_pref(mail.server.server6.type, movemail); 2c) start back up. -- I changed and loaded up my thunderbird again. Unfortunately another error popped up: --- Unable to create lock file /var/mail/navigator.lock. For movemail to work, it is necessary to create lock files in the mail spool directory. On many systems, this is best accomplished by making the spool directory be mode 01777. --- Now I am searching for more information on this to try on my freebsd/ postfix setup. If anyone knows what this means and what I need to do, please do let me know. Best regards, Jonas ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mozila Thunderbird and local mail
Hello, Is it possible to use Mozilla Thunderbird email client to receive from your local /var/mail/username like kmail/evolution/sylpheed can? Or does one have to use procmail to deliver them into thunderbird's directory? Best regards, Jonas ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
