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

[Michael Tatge <Michael.Tatge@xxxxxx>]

* On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 cl@xxxxxxxx (cl@xxxxxxxx) muttered:
> On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 01:39:43PM +0100, Michael Tatge wrote:
> > * 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
> > > 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?
> > 
> I can 'mutt_dotlock <any parameter> /var/mail/cgreen' with no
> errors, does that mean it's OK?

Check the return code with echo $?.

HTH,

Michael
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