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Bug 215895 - Evolution (RC2) can't read mail from /var/spool/mail
Evolution (RC2) can't read mail from /var/spool/mail
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 206335
Product: evolution
Classification: Applications
Component: Mailer
unspecified
Other All
: Normal blocker
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Assigned To: Evolution Triage Team
Evolution QA team
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2001-11-22 07:53 UTC by tom_feiner
Modified: 2001-11-23 08:42 UTC
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Description tom_feiner 2001-11-22 07:55:11 UTC 
Package: Evolution
Priority: Blocker
Version: 0.99.2
Synopsis: Evolution (RC2) can't read mail from /var/spool/mail
Bugzilla-Product: Evolution
Bugzilla-Component: Mailer

Description:
After I upgraded from Evolution RC1 to RC2, evolution can't pull mail
from my local account (from /var/spool/mail). 

It gives me the following error message :
"Error while 'Fetching Mail':
Could not lock '/var/spool/mail/tom'

I'm pretty sure it's the programs fault... because no other mail program
is running, so /var/spool/mail/tom souldn't be locked.

Hope you fix it by the next release.
Keep up the great work. Evolution really is an AMAZING software :)

-Tom Feiner
Israel.



Unknown reporter: tom_feiner@yahoo.com, changed to bugbuddy-import@ximian.com.
Comment 1 Heath Harrelson 2001-11-23 08:42:26 UTC 
This is a known bug that will be fixed for 1.0.  A temporary fix is
available in bug 206335, and involves setting the ownership and
permissions of camel-lock-helper correctly.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 206335 ***