mail(1) locking problems?

1998-06-23 Thread Matt Nelson
a user on my system just reported a problem using mail(1) to delete some at(1) logfiles. i use pine instead of mail(1), so i hadn't seen the problem before. below is a sample of the problem: man:mnelson mail Mail version 8.1 6/6/93. Type ? for help. "/var/spool/mail/mnelson": 1 message

Re: mail(1) locking problems?

1998-06-23 Thread Ray Curtis
"mn" == Matt Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: mn a user on my system just reported a problem using mail(1) to delete mn some at(1) logfiles. i use pine instead of mail(1), so i hadn't seen mn the problem before. below is a sample of the problem: mn man:mnelson mail mn Mail version 8.1

Re: mail(1) locking problems?

1998-06-23 Thread Craig J. Copi
a user on my system just reported a problem using mail(1) to delete some at(1) logfiles. i use pine instead of mail(1), so i hadn't seen the problem before. below is a sample of the problem: man:mnelson mail Mail version 8.1 6/6/93. Type ? for help. "/var/spool/mail/mnelson": 1

Re: mail(1) locking problems?

1998-06-23 Thread Lee Cantey
Ray Curtis writes: "mn" == Matt Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: mn a user on my system just reported a problem using mail(1) to delete mn some at(1) logfiles. i use pine instead of mail(1), so i hadn't mn seen the problem before. below is a sample of the problem: snipped Yes, I suggest

Re: mail(1) locking problems?

1998-06-23 Thread Matt Nelson
On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, Ray Curtis wrote: "mn" == Matt Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: mn a user on my system just reported a problem using mail(1) to delete mn some at(1) logfiles. i use pine instead of mail(1), so i hadn't seen mn the problem before. below is a sample of the problem: