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From:	"Duke Normandin" <01031149 AT 3web DOT net>
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Date:	Mon, 12 Feb 2001 12:22:47 MST7MDT
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Subject:	Re: Mutt w/ minimal Cygwin install
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On 12 Feb 01 at 14:33, cygwin-digest-help AT sources DOT re wrote:

>> I want to run Mutt with a minimal Cygwin install -- can it be done? I have
>> all the Cygwin DLLs, bash, ncurses, mutt, terminfo.
>> 
>> I have it kind of half-ass working, except for Mutt choking when it wants
>> to write to a file (e.g., postponed, or sent, etc) -- something about
>> being unable to lock or unlock the file in question. I noticed that in the
>> cygwin directory tree, there's a mutt_dotlock (or something) executable. I
>> suspect that I need to use this, but can't figure out how.
>
>This should work automagically. I just tried to postpone a message
>and it worked like a charm. If you are using ntsec, check the permissions.

Thanks! I re-installed my "minimal" cygwin environment as well as Mutt,
and most problems dissapeared. ;) 

<sidebar>
If anybody is interested in setting up Mutt on a standalone, win9x box
with dial-up Internet access only, email me.
</sidebar>

-duke
Calgary,Alberta, Canada

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