Re: [cobalt-users] RAQ 4i- Mailbox problem

["Gerald Waugh" <gerald@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Someone sent a huge file to the mailbox. The DSL connection has problems
> tonight, too, so a browser mail program download was painfully slow. I
> stopped it, enabled telnet momentarily, and then used Pine to delete the
> large file. After that, the mailbox won't open. Instead, I get these
> messages:

> 1) From Netscape Mail:
> 
> the mail server responded:
> (SYS/PERM) Unable to process From lines (envelopes) in
> /var/spool/mail/domain-name;
> 
> 2) PINE tells me:
> 
> Can't open inbox file:/var/spool/mail/domain-name not in valid mailbox
> format
> 
> I looked via FTP at /var/spool/mail/domain-name only to find out that it
> is not a folder. Sorry to be so dense about this, but I have practically
> no experience with mail problems other than a "stuffed" box.
> 
> Have temporarily enabled a forward of this box's mail to another account
> I have, but would appreciate knowing how to correct this problem for
> future occasions when a client mailbox won't work anymore. Also, I hope
> the forward works and I get to read any responses from this list.
> 
> Thank you very much for any help, info and pointers.
> 
> Regards, Nell Bolen
> nell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
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