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

["Sqlcoders.com Programming Dept" <coders@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Excuse the top post,
i think my computer is possesed.
I Typed this like 2 days ago or something,
and i'm getting all the list messages in duplicate,
disregard....

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sqlcoders.com Programming Dept" <coders@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 6:06 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] RAQ 4i- Mailbox problem


> sorry for the top post,
> but I think Gerald had intended to explain things a little more in this
> email, I'm assuming its about the touch command.
> if [in telnet/ssh] you type "touch aFile.ext" (without " 's), it will
create
> that file if it doesn't exist if understand things right, so the
following:
> touch /var/spool/mail/domain-name
> would recreate a blank mailspool file there, which would then let mail
work
> again.
>
> hope that's right/helps,
> dw
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerald Waugh" <gerald@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 6:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] RAQ 4i- Mailbox problem
>
>
> > > 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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