Re: [Evolution] Problem reading from a direct system using mbox...

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

You need to give write-permissions for the user to /var/spool/mail
otherwise Evo can't create the lock file.

Jeff

On 25 Jan 2001 12:15:39 -0700, Brian Connelly wrote:
> I have tried all the latest code trying to get Evolutoin to read the
> mail from a local account on my machine... No luck... all it says is...
> can't create lock on /var/spool/mail/brian ...
>
> please advise... also I was able  to get the same system to work if I
> pointed it to loopback and tried pop..
>
> Thanks
>
> Brian Connelly
>
>
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