> How do I fix the > > Waiting to read mailbox while mail is being received: attempt #3 > > problem? Permissions of /usr/spool/mail _appear_ > to be correct, although every day I found many > new permission problems with my system here. > /tmp loses proper permissions every second day or so. :-( > > > > hamish
This sounds like a problem I've had before. Look for the file /usr/spool/mail/<user>.lock and remove it if it exists. This fixed it for me. -- Lamar Folsom [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~fols9488 "Life is wasted on the living." - The Master -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]