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Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 21:14:04 +0200
From: Jens Schuessler <jgs AT trash DOT net>
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Subject: Re: Re: Mutt 1.4-1 opens mbox read-only
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* Jason Tishler <jason AT tishler DOT net> [24-07-02 14:37]:
> Jens,
> 
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 10:20:49PM +0200, Jens Schuessler wrote:
> > I've compiled Mutt now with --enable-dotlock=NO
> 
> IMO, the above is a bad idea because you are defeating one of the
> standard ways to lock a file to prevent corruption if there are multiple
> writers (e.g., mutt and procmail).
> 
> While installing Cygwin exim yesterday, I *may* have stumbled onto your
> problem.  After changing the permissions of /var/spool/mail to meet the
> needs of exim, I started to get the read-only mbox problem myself.  I
> determined that if mutt cannot dotlock an mbox then it will open it
> read-only.  This can easily tested by using mutt_dotlock:
> 
>     $ mutt_dotlock -t /var/spool/mail/jt
>     $ echo $?
>     5
> 
> Please try running mutt_dotlock -t on your mbox.  Does it indicate
> incorrect permissions?

Hi Jason,

i would if i could, but there isn't a mutt_dotlock.exe in my
installation or in the official package!? I got a manpage for it, but
no executable. Normally, it should be a part of the mutt-package, or
am i wrong?

Jens

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