Re: [Evolution] Lock file error

[Not Zed <notzed ximian com>]

Just a heads-up, I am about to checkin code that should now remove the
need for this operation, but may well introduce new problems (well my
testing has worked!).

At least, when i get back from the pub (checking through my mountain of
old mail), if i haven't overdone it tonight.

 Michael

On 16 May 2001 13:03:43 -0400, James Labarre wrote:
> I set up Evolution to use my Unix mailbox for the standard mail Inbox, for
> the sake of trying it out.  It created the first sample message, and I was
> able to send mail from the programme.  But when I sent a response back t
> the mail I sent, I cannot retrieve it in Evolution.  Instead, I get the
> error:
>
>       "Error while performing operation:
>      Could not create lock file for /var/spool/mail/jelabarr: Permission
> denied"
>
> I checked the permissions there, and both owner (jelabarr) and group (mail)
> have read/write permissions.
>
>
> The messages I found in the archives referred to mail files being on NFS
> shares, but these are all local files.  I am running RedHat 7.0, with Gnome
> 1.4 updates & Evolution 0.10.
>
>
>
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