RE: [cobalt-users] How do I clear a users e-mail out?

["Robert C. Betzel" <rbetzel@xxxxxxxxx>]

I did that command and tried most of the others that
have been suggested.  I got rid of the mail, but now
the user can not get back into their mail via any mail
software.  It acts like the password is wrong.  I
changed the password and that didn't help.  Any other
ideas?  One user tried to mail the other 8 meg of
pictures and that lock up both users.

Thanks


--- cwickham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Simple command =)
> 
> shell# > /var/spool/mail/user
> 
> This takes an input value of nothing and over writes
> the file with it. Very
> quick and simple way of getting rid of mail.
> 
> 
> Charlie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert C. Betzel [mailto:rbetzel@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 2:20 PM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] How do I clear a users
> e-mail out?
> 
> 
> I had already removed the users from the Cobalt
> screen
> and then reinstalled them.  That got rid of the data
> out of their folders, but now they can't login via
> any
> mail package.  I am running joydesk but that doesn't
> seem to be the cause of the problem.  It seem as
> though their password will not work.  I changed the
> password and then even restarted the server with no
> luck.  Any one have an idea.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> 
> --- Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > At 06:56 PM 3/14/00 -0800, you wrote:
> > 
> > >Dumb question but, how do I clear out a users
> > e-mail
> > >with out having to delete the user?  I have a
> user
> > >that can not get her e-mail do to a spooler error
> > that
> > >she is getting in Netscape.  When I check her
> > account
> > >I found that she was at the max for the size for
> > users
> > >that I set.  I would like to just empty the
> > account,
> > >but there is no way that I have found it the
> Cobalt
> > >stuff.  Some one please tell me what to do.
> > 
> > If you temporarily double her quota size she'll be
> > able to download it.
> > 
> > Or:
> > 
> > # cd /var/spool/mail
> > # rm username
> > # exit
> > 
> > Jeff
> > 
> > --
> > Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > 
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