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Creating a mailbox in /var/spool/mail for Mutt
Hey guys, it's been a while since I've posted/browsed here...but I've got a laptop running Slackware so..I'm back!
I'm trying to configure Mutt with a single-user POP3 connection, and when I start up mutt, it tells me that:
/var/spool/mail/morawski: No such file or directory (errno = 2)
How can I create a mailbox? I tried using getmail_mbox but I don't know what I'm doing.
Any wise words?
~morawski
Also, I'm using procmail and getmail with mutt.
Sorry.
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Did I leave out some pertinent information or is everyone as mystified as I am? :P
I believe I've properly set up procmail, sendmail, and maybe getmail (though I think getmail creates the mail file in /var/mail -> /var/spool/mail)
So yeah..if anyone has any information that would be great.
~morawski
EDIT: While trying to do some research of my own, I found this link
http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubu...er/010894.html
It states that the /var/mail/$USERNAME will not be created until the user receives mail.
However, when I try to getmail (using the `getmail` command with no options), the output is as follows:
Code:
getmail version 4.2.5
Copyright (C) 1998-2004 Charles Cazabon. Licensed under the GNU GPL version 2.
SimplePOP3Retriever:<myactualemailadress@mydoman.xyz>:110:
Enter password for SimplePOP3Retriever:<again@uhhuh.xyz>:110:
0 messages retrieved, 0 skipped
However, I know that I have mail because I checked it using Outlook Express on a PC box.
Last edited by morawski; 05-13-2005 at 12:45 AM.
Sorry.
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try creating an empty file?:
touch /var/spool/mail/morawski
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Post your getmail config and make sure you edit out our usename and password. I use get mail on both my boxes and havent had a single problem with it. Also i have found that if i check my email with outlook before i check with getmail. Outlook downloads and deletes any mail on the server or it sets it to old mail adn getmail doesnt check it. If i remember right get mail has an option to get all mail instead of just new mail.
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