On Sun, Apr 11, 1999 at 02:26:01PM +1000, Alan Eugene Davis wrote: > > I have been having a problem that when I fetch my mail using > fetchmail, the new messages do not always appear, at least > immediately. Sometimes, I have to run fetchmail a second time, then > a few messages appear, and as I delete messages, new messages begin > showing at the tail end of the buffer. > > I use mutt, but with af the mail isn't visible either. > > Any ideas? Could a lagging system clock cause such a problem?
No, the mail does not immediately go into the mail folders. Incoming mail sits in a queue for a few minutes. If you don't want to wait, run the 'runq' command. Depending on our MTA, you may have to be root to do this. -- ----- -- - -------- --------- ---- ------- ----- - - --- -------- Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux OpenLDAP Core - [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] UnixGroup Admin - Jordan Systems The Choice of the GNU Generation ------ -- ----- - - ------- ------- -- ---- - -------- - --- ---- - --
