> No concrete solution to the problem, but did you notice that the default > location for the mailboxes has changed from /var/spool/mail to /var/mail?
Huh? At least exim's fresh configuration file still says: file = /var/spool/mail/${local_part} > Try stracing the ipop3d process and look what exactly it's doing... Unfortunately ipop3d is an inetd service. Inetd, once you run it, just forks and exits leaving you no chance to strace the actual services. :( - Jarno -- No group of professionals meets except to conspire against the public at large. -- Mark Twain