Hi Ephrem - you need to have a tmp directory in you home directory.
Do a
mkdir tmp
from you home directory.
Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ephrem Hugh Bensusan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 7:48 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [newbie] Problem with Lynx
>
>
> Can anyone help me?
>
> I have installed Mandrake 6.0. When I invoke Lynx it fails with the
> error message:
>
> metamail: Can't open temporary file!
>
> I have read the man pages and documentation for both programmes, and
> can't seem to find the answer.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ephrem
>
>
>