Hello Russel and mutt friends, If ``touch .muttdebug0'' did not create the .muttdebug0 file then I guess that you are missing the user right to create a file. The touch command is so basic. If this does not work then that needs attention first.
On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 05:49:04PM -0500, Russell Urquhart wrote: > Hi Willy, > > I got the +DEBUG when i ran that command. > > When i went to my ~ directory, and did the touch command, nothing happened. > > I too thought i might not have permission, but i have written things to this > directory. > > Does mutt have to be chmod ed to do this? I execute the program, but have > never changed its permissions. > > > Thanks, > > > Russ > > > On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 04:54:24PM +0200, Willy Offermans wrote: > > Hello Russ, > > > > Just to be clear, the following. > > > > What does ``mutt -v | grep DEBUG'' give? > > > > If the answer is +DEBUG, then ... > > > > From man mutt: > > > > ``If mutt was complied with +DEBUG log debugging output to ~/.muttdebug0. > > Level can range from 1-5 and effects verbosity. A value of 2 is > > recommended.'' > > > > Did you look for a .muttdebug0 file? > > > > If the file is not present, than you probably do not have rights to write > > to a file in that directory. Check your rights by running > > ``touch .muttdebug0'' Did you create a .muttdebug0 file? > > > > Have a look into /var/log/messages or any availabe log file! > > > > -- Met vriendelijke groeten, With kind regards, Mit freundlichen Gruessen, De jrus wah, Wiel ************************************* W.K. Offermans Home: +31 45 544 49 44 Mobile: +31 681 15 87 68 Mobile: +49 1575 414 60 55 e-mail: wi...@offermans.rompen.nl Powered by .... (__) \\\'',) \/ \ ^ .\._/_) www.FreeBSD.org