Andrew Howell writes:
>Package: netstd
>Version: 1.18-1
>
>popclient fails to read my mailbox whether the following error
>
>[kryten:/home/andrew] popclient -u andrew localhost
>Enter mailserver password:
>kryten POP3 Server (Version 1.004) ready.
>cannot open mailbox /var/spool/mail/andrew
>
>[kryten:/home/andrew] dir /var/spool/mail/andrew
>-rw-rw----   1 andrew   mail         1047 Oct 20 17:12 /var/spool/mail/andrew
>
>I have a similiar problem when using 'mail -p'
>
>[kryten:/home/andrew] mail -p
>Enter POP password:
>mail: opening pop connection: -ERR cannot open mailbox /var/spool/mail/andrew
>
>Andrew
>
>--
>Dehydration - 34%, Recollection of previous evening - 2%, embarrassment
>factor - 91%.  Advise repair schedule:- off line for 36 hours, re-boot
>startup disk, and replace head - wow, what a night!
>                -- Kryten in Red Dwarf `The Last Day'
>
>Andrew Howell                                         [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Perth, Western Australia                     [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>

Look suspiciously like the one I reported in Bug #1704 (with fix)

-- Siggy (the middle S.)

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