[cobalt-users] Need help w/Possible corrupted email account

["Mike Jones" <clists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello group.  I've been learning from the list for three months now but this
will be my first posted question.

I'm having trouble with my server, Raq 3.  I'm unable to access email from
my main account.  None of the other users or v-sites have this problem.
This is my account on the master domain on the server.
    I think it started when I tried to move about 2000 messages back to the
server from Outlook 2k using IMAP.  From that point, I can see the messages
through IMAP and PINE most of the time if I wait long enough but I can't
delete any of them nor can I access them at all from Neomail or POP3.
    When I try with POP3 I get a time out failure.  When I try a second time
it prompts me for username and password.  Then this error comes up.

Error: There was a problem logging on to your mail server. Your User Name or
Password was rejected. Server Response: -'ERR [IN-USE]
/var/spool/mail/.mikej.pop lock busy! Is another session active? (11)'.
(Account: 'bliptech.com', POP3 Server: 'bliptech.com'; Error Number:
0x800ccc92).

    When in PINE, I attempted to delete a message and it said it was not
possible because the folder was marked read only.
    I've opened up a telnet session to the server and watched the active
processes using TOP during all types of login.  In each case, when I attempt
a login through POP3 a task called q.popper jumps up to 80-97% processor
utilization.  Same when I attempt to delete a message through IMAP although
it doesn't indicate q.popper.  Also when I attempt to access through
neomail, q.popper and perl5 jump up and nearly pin the processor.
    I'm trying various things to save the email that is there but haven't
found an answer yet.  I've also verified that no other accounts have this
problem.  I hope some one has an idea that might help.

MikeJ