From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mallard.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.48]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19J26g-0003c1-00 for ; Thu, 22 May 2003 22:16:30 -0400 Received: from 0-1pool133-201.nas4.cleveland1.oh.us.da.qwest.net ([65.150.133.201] helo=tward1978) by mallard.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 19J26a-0001tG-00 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 22 May 2003 19:16:24 -0700 Message-ID: <007701c320d1$f83ce560$c9859641@tward1978> From: "Thomas D. Ward" To: References: <001f01c32089$bd67a300$f2849641@tward1978> Subject: Re: Invalid inbox. Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 22:21:07 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi, bill. Thanks for correcting my typo. However, the default path is failing. Any suggestions on how to fix this? ----- Original Message ----- From: William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-722-7209 To: Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 9:13 PM Subject: Re: Invalid inbox. > Hi, > > When you use the useradd command, an empty file is created in > /var/spool/mail. The file is named for the user, is owned by the user, > is in group mail, and has a mode of -rw-rw--- > The spool directory is /var/spool, not /var/spooler. > > HTH. > -- > Bill in Denver > > > On Thu, 22 May 2003, Thomas D. Ward wrote: > > > Hello, everyone. > > Ever since upgrading to Red Hat 9.0 I've had many problems getting mail > > working which is unusual. > > The first was a fetchmail problem which I solved, but another problem has > > appeared which I am unable to solve. > > After fetching mail from the earthlink pop server I can not find email in my > > pine inbox, and infact pine clames there is no inbox. > > I went to mutt, and was setting it up when mutt gave me the error: > > "/var/spooler/mail/tward1978 is not a valid inbox." > > I then created a test account, and mut and pine gave the same results. any > > ideas what is wrong, and why all the mail programs seam to think my inboxes > > are not valid inboxes? > > Does anyone have any fixes, suggestions, or can lend a hand in this? > > Thanks. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup