Re: "Mailbox is read-only.", but it isn't
* cl@xxxxxxxx <cl@xxxxxxxx>:
> On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 09:04:57AM +0100, Michael Tatge wrote:
> > * On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 cl@xxxxxxxx (cl@xxxxxxxx) muttered:
> > > On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 04:32:26PM +0100, Michael Tatge wrote:
> > > > * On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 cl@xxxxxxxx (cl@xxxxxxxx) muttered:
> > > > > I can 'mutt_dotlock <any parameter> /var/mail/cgreen' with no
> > > > > errors, does that mean it's OK?
> > > >
> > > > Check the return code with echo $?.
> > > >
> > > Aha! Yes, 'mutt_dotlock /var/mail/cgreen' returns 1 which I believe
> > > means it has failed. However I'm not sure how to diagnose this any
> > > further.
> >
> > See the mutt_dotlock man page DIAGNOSTICS section.
> >
> > 1 - DL_EX_ERROR
> > An unspecified error such as bad command line
> > parameters, lack of system memory and the like has occured.
> >
> >
> > mutt_dotlock -t -p /var/mail/cgreen; echo $?
> >
> mutt_dotlock -t -p /var/mail/cgreen; echo $?
> 5
> You have mail in /var/mail/cgreen
>
> mutt_dotlock -p /var/mail/cgreen; echo $?
> 1
>
> So it's an "unspecified error". Maybe the full file system is
> causing the problem, as I said I'll wait until that's cleared up
> before trying any harder.
Are you using Debian or Ubuntu? It seems there has been an error with a
stable package, IIRC.
p@rick
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