Bill Houle wrote:
> >I know there are some sendmail masters out there...
>
> That's not sendmail. sendmail is for SMTP delivery. What you describe is a
> POP server.
>
> I assume the server is not your own?
Well, I have complete control over it, but it is hosted elsewhere (at
iServer). I've only played around with POP and sendmail stuff when the need
has come up, so I'm not all that familiar with the setup files.
> Your best bet is to start by asking
> the admin. If you can telnet in with the password, but not read mail with
> same,
Unable to telnet in with password.
> then (a) the POP server is having a problem reading the passwd file
> (a job for the admin) or (b) it is one of those weird POP servers that
> maintains a separate passwd database elsewhere (again, a job for
> the admin).
I've looked for a separate password file, but haven't found one. The
password file that I do find, the standard one with all the users in it,
seems ok "in total". I can add new users and the pw file is read and written
to properly. Maybe the pw for that user is goofed up? But it seems like it
would be ok if I can run newpasswd and change it without errors. Hmmm.
> If the problem is just a matter of an errant lockfile, look at the
> contents. It may be a copy of the mailbox. Rename it back to the mailbox
> name and try again. (And save a copy of the to-be-replaced
> mailbox if it is
> non-zero!)
The lockfile cleared up, but the problem persists. I've also contacted
someone at iServer and he's chewing on the problem.
Thanks,
Jack
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