#3934: mutt erroneously reports "<mailbox file> is not a mailbox." when no read
permission
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Reporter: muttrac | Owner: mutt-dev
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: minor | Milestone:
Component: mutt | Version: 1.8.2
Resolution: | Keywords:
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Comment (by muttrac):
Here's a minimal diff that corrects this issue:
{{{
*** mutt-1.8.2-orig/mx.c Tue Apr 18 19:05:29 2017
--- mutt-1.8.2/mx.c Tue Apr 25 15:17:26 2017
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*** 601,610 ****
if (ctx->magic <= 0 || !ctx->mx_ops)
{
! if (ctx->magic == 0 || !ctx->mx_ops)
! mutt_error (_("%s is not a mailbox."), path);
! else if (ctx->magic == -1)
mutt_perror(path);
mx_fastclose_mailbox (ctx);
if (!pctx)
--- 601,610 ----
if (ctx->magic <= 0 || !ctx->mx_ops)
{
! if (ctx->magic == -1)
mutt_perror(path);
+ else if (ctx->magic == 0 || !ctx->mx_ops)
+ mutt_error (_("%s is not a mailbox."), path);
mx_fastclose_mailbox (ctx);
if (!pctx)
}}}
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Ticket URL: <https://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3934#comment:2>
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