* Frank B. Brokken [Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:35:10 +0100]: > and when I run mutt_dotlock from the command line to lock the file its > return values are 0, both for locking and unlocking. So, I get the impression > that locking is possible, but that mutt somhow is unable to lock. The mail > file has user rw permissions, and the directory in which the mail file is > located there are no special files (e.g., dot-files).
Uhm. Let's imagine your mailbox is MAILBOX=/path/to/mailbox. What's the output of: % ls -ld `dirname $MAILBOX` % touch `dirname $MAILBOX`/foo % /usr/bin/mutt_dotlock -p $MAILBOX || echo failure % ls -l ${MAILBOX}.lock I find it very surprising that mutt_dotlock from the command line works, and it does not from within mutt. -- Adeodato Simó EM: asp16 [ykwim] alu.ua.es | PK: DA6AE621 If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments. -- Earl Wilson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]