Re: [Mutt] #3934: mutt erroneously reports " is not a mailbox." when no read permission

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#3934: mutt erroneously reports "<mailbox file> is not a mailbox." when no read
permission
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  Reporter:  muttrac  |      Owner:  mutt-dev
      Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
  Priority:  minor    |  Milestone:
 Component:  mutt     |    Version:  1.8.2
Resolution:           |   Keywords:
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Comment (by muttrac):

 Here's a minimal diff that corrects this issue:


 {{{
 *** mutt-1.8.2-orig/mx.c    Tue Apr 18 19:05:29 2017
 --- mutt-1.8.2/mx.c Tue Apr 25 15:17:26 2017
 ***************
 *** 601,610 ****

     if (ctx->magic <= 0 || !ctx->mx_ops)
     {
 !     if (ctx->magic == 0 || !ctx->mx_ops)
 !       mutt_error (_("%s is not a mailbox."), path);
 !     else if (ctx->magic == -1)
         mutt_perror(path);

       mx_fastclose_mailbox (ctx);
       if (!pctx)
 --- 601,610 ----

     if (ctx->magic <= 0 || !ctx->mx_ops)
     {
 !     if (ctx->magic == -1)
         mutt_perror(path);
 +     else if (ctx->magic == 0 || !ctx->mx_ops)
 +       mutt_error (_("%s is not a mailbox."), path);

       mx_fastclose_mailbox (ctx);
       if (!pctx)

 }}}

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