* Volker Kuhlmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-15-02 05:45]:
> 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.
I believe that this is misleading/incorrect information. I have
fetchmail deliver directly to procmail:
# Configuration created Thu Jun 7 23:38:18 2001 by fetchmailconf
set logfile "/home/pat/.procmail/fetchmail.log"
set postmaster "pat"
set bouncemail
set spambounce
set properties "v"
set daemon 150
poll pop.xxxxx.com via pop.xxxxx.com
with proto POP3 timeout 600
user 'pat' there with password 'xxxxxxxis 'pat' here options
fetchall stripcr
mda '/usr/bin/procmail -d %T'
# user 'somebodyelse' there with password 'xxxxxxxx' is 'lefthand' here
options fetchall stripcr
# mda '/usr/bin/procmail -d %T'
AND have never had a problem with the 'From ' line/header.
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