Re: "Mailbox is read-only.", but it isn't

[Michael Tatge <Michael.Tatge@xxxxxx>]

* On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 cl@xxxxxxxx (cl@xxxxxxxx) muttered:
> The mail spool file is /var/mail/cgreen, permissions are:-
> 
>     -rw-rw----    1 cgreen   mail       835067 Jan 24 09:38 /var/mail/cgreen
> 
> I can edit the file directly using (for example) vi and can delete a
> message and write the file this way.
> 
> However when I try and delete (or move) a message using mutt it just
> says "Mailbox is read-only.", what's the problem?

Sounds like a locking problem. Can you mutt_dotlock the file manually?


HTH,

Michael
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