On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 06:20:27AM -0500, David T-G wrote: > Clebor -- > > ...and then Cleber S. Mori said... > % I'm having a problem with mutt finding new mails, even after all the > % mailboxes var and etc. set, Mutt still don't find folders with new mails. > % > % I found the problem, but not the problem origin. What is happening is that > ... > % The problem is that *something* is touching the file. > % > % > % Any one, have a clue? > > The usual places to check are your shell and any new mail notification > programs along with improperly-configured backup tools (a rare one). > Make *sure* that your shell isn't watching any mail files and that you're > not running anything like biff, xbiff, newmail, or the like.
Tkdesk is another possible culprit. Are you running "inetd" ? If so disable the "comsat" service in inetd.conf (put a "#" in front of it in inetd.conf and send a SIGHUP to the inetd process). -- Regards Cliff
