On Mon 15 Apr 2002 11:45:06 NZST +1200, skidley wrote: > When I started mutt after a new install I get > /var/spool/mail/<myusername> is not a mailbox. I've never seen such a > thing. So I ran fetchmail and it created /var/spool/mail/<user> and > downloaded my pop messages and still when I run mutt I get > /var/spool/mail... is not a mailbox. why out of the blue would mutt do
I just had that too. Remove the blank line from the top of the file if there is one and try again. I am surprised that mutt can't handle this triviality. Also, when fetchmail delivers to localhost:25 (i.e. your mail server) the "From " lines are correctly there (generated by your local MTA). However, when you make fetchmail deliver directly to procmail, fetchmail does not generate a "From " line at all, and neither does procmail - big barf results. In that case, use fetchmail -> formail | procmail. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann, list0570 at paradise dot net dot nz http://volker.orcon.net.nz/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
