-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 20 December 2002 8:03 pm, Paul Scott wrote: > David H. Clymer wrote: > >On Fri, 2002-12-20 at 14:13, Paul Scott wrote: > >>Ok. My /etc/exim/exim.conf has: > >> > >>local_delivery: > >> driver = appendfile > >> group = mail > >> mode = 0660 > >> mode_fail_narrower = false > >> envelope_to_add = true > >> return_path_add = true > >> file = /var/spool/mail/${local_part} > >> > >>but mutt tells me that /var/spool/mail/paul is not a mailbox. > > > >what does: ls /var/mail/paul tell you? is it a file, or a directory? > > It's a valid mail file according to /usr/bin/mail
What are the file access rights. It should have set the user to "paul" and the group to "mail" (user is set in the director that directs it to local_delivery) but if its not then it might not be readable > >${local_part} is taken from the recipiant's email address. if someone > >sent you an email (to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) the exim splits up the address on > >the @ and sets two variables: > > > >local_part: paul > >domain: foo.com > > What process does that substitution? Its all inside exim its part of recognising the e-mail address and manipulating it. - -- Alan Chandler [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+A5qkuFHxcV2FFoIRAp0RAJ99xEnf17eiI2kJrde2HtrygTGmdACcC26F 3cMZZSA5ls81Dk3a9m2Tauk= =mLmD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]