Re: retrieving email (guestions by a newbie)

[Carlos Morgado <chbm chbm nu>]

On 2001.10.31 00:59:04 +0000 Paul E Condon wrote:

> 
> When I start balsa I find myself in a setup script that asks me for my 
> local mail directory, and my inbox file. My problem is that I don't have, 
> to my knowledge, an inbox file on my computer. My incoming mail is being 
> held at my ISP and I must set up balsa to fetch it. What do I type in order 
> to accomplish this set up?
> 
1.1.1 is relativly ancient and definitly bug riden as it is the first of the
currently obsolete development series. rh upates should carry 1.2.x RealSoon
now.

as to your problem, i added a more descriptive error message on a later
version. RH doesn't create the /var/spool/mail mailboxes by default so
the config druid values don't work on a fresh instalation (the mailbox only
exists if you actually receive mail there, which is ok). your best bet if
you don't receive mail localy is to make inbox /home/username/mail/inbox.

if you search the list archives you'll find multiple discussions on this
subject

cheers

-- 
Carlos Morgado - chbm(at)chbm(dot)nu - http://chbm.nu/ -- gpgkey: 0x1FC57F0A
http://wwwkeys.pgp.net/ FP:0A27 35D3 C448 3641 0573 6876 2A37 4BB2 1FC5 7F0A
Software is like sex; it's better when it's free. - Linus Torvalds