Re: [newbie] Can't retrieve mail from /var/spool/mail

2003-08-17 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
On Sat, 2003-08-16 at 02:01, HaywireMac wrote: On 16 Aug 2003 15:23:12 +1000 Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: What about trying to run elm or pine? Already resolved, it was a corrupt spool file... This would not happen if you were using Qmail configured for Maildir. This is a

Re: [newbie] Can't retrieve mail from /var/spool/mail

2003-08-17 Thread HaywireMac
On 17 Aug 2003 07:34:11 -0400 Lyvim Xaphir [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: This would not happen if you were using Qmail configured for Maildir. This is a classic problem with the mbox format. Try Qmail; it's a slight learning curve, but you'll be glad you did. Vincent Danen has the rpm's at

Re: [newbie] Can't retrieve mail from /var/spool/mail

2003-08-17 Thread Michael Lothian
Was that sarcasm? HaywireMac wrote: On 17 Aug 2003 07:34:11 -0400 Lyvim Xaphir [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: This would not happen if you were using Qmail configured for Maildir. This is a classic problem with the mbox format. Try Qmail; it's a slight learning curve, but you'll be glad you

Re: [newbie] Can't retrieve mail from /var/spool/mail

2003-08-17 Thread HaywireMac
On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 20:08:36 +0100 Michael Lothian [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Was that sarcasm? which? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Can't retrieve mail from /var/spool/mail

2003-08-17 Thread ed tharp
On Sun, 2003-08-17 at 15:08, Michael Lothian wrote: Was that sarcasm? nay, I think he was cereal. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Can't retrieve mail from /var/spool/mail

2003-08-16 Thread HaywireMac
On 16 Aug 2003 15:23:12 +1000 Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: What about trying to run elm or pine? Already resolved, it was a corrupt spool file... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Can't retrieve mail from /var/spool/mail

2003-08-15 Thread ed tharp
On Fri, 2003-08-15 at 19:27, Joe Hill wrote: Hey y'all! I was hit by the big blackout like so many of you I am sure, in the middle of composing a mail message. The power just came back on and when I booted up and logged in, gkrellm shows I have 300 messages in my spool, but when I hit get

Re: [newbie] Can't retrieve mail from /var/spool/mail

2003-08-15 Thread Todd Slater
On Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 07:27:24PM -0400, Joe Hill wrote: Hey y'all! I was hit by the big blackout like so many of you I am sure, in the middle of composing a mail message. The power just came back on and when I booted up and logged in, gkrellm shows I have 300 messages in my spool, but

Re: [newbie] Can't retrieve mail from /var/spool/mail

2003-08-15 Thread Joe Hill
On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 21:19:34 -0400 Todd Slater [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Welcome back, Joe! Thanks!, but I've been on here as Haywire for the past while, got my own domain name and was using postfix to send and receive that way ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). I had something similar happen to me once

Re: [newbie] Can't retrieve mail from /var/spool/mail

2003-08-15 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Sat, 2003-08-16 at 09:27, Joe Hill wrote: Hey y'all! I was hit by the big blackout like so many of you I am sure, in the middle of composing a mail message. The power just came back on and when I booted up and logged in, gkrellm shows I have 300 messages in my spool, but when I hit get