On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 06:08:27AM -0900, jerry wrote: > > However able to get the mail delivered where I want to, Mutt complains that > > the destination box (spoolfile) is not a mail box. > > I don't have a clue as to where I must look. The documentation of > > procmail/mutt requires expert-insight; no easy "looks like this" examples > > (well it does, but it don't work for me). Also the mutt and procmail > > webpages for Newbies gave me an impression of what is possible, impressive > > by the way, but I could not get a configuration out of it. > > > > I've had these problems as well. The documentation that I looked at > didn't mention how to fix the problem with the error 'is not a mail > box'. > > > > > .forward #Found the second option on internet... > > ########## > > #'| /usr/bin/procmail' > > "| /usr/bin/procmail || exit 75 #mail" > > > > > I also had a .forward file, seems mutt will ( in debian) work > without this file. I have since deleted it. I will be renaming it first. Thanks > > .fetchmailrc #This seems to work.... > > > ############## > > set postmaster "mail" > > May want to set this as your login user name, so you recieve any > mail generated by the system
Done > > set nobouncemail > > set no spambounce > > set properties "" > > poll mail.local.inet with proto POP3 > > user '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' there with password 'Sure' is 'otheruser' > > hereoptions fetchall no rewrite stripcr > > mda '/usr/bin/procmail' > > > > I also had the mda line as well in my .muttrc, I think this may have > been the culprit causing the error with the mailbox not being recognized > as being a mailbox, don't know for sure, but it's not commented out > and seems to work fine. Now I'm not sure; You use this in your .muttrc? or in your .muttrc AND your .fetchmailrc? > > ############################################################ > > .procmailrc #Cleaned it up a bit > > ############# > > MAILDIR=/home/snotty/Mail #you'd better make sure it exists > > DEFAULT=${MAILDIR}/inbox #completely optional > > LOGFILE=${MAILDIR}/procmail.log #recommended > > SCHADUW=${MAILDIR}/schaduw > > > > I'm not to sure about the braces surrounding the MAILDIR above, I > don't have those in my .procmailrc Those are optional I guess:-). They come from a link of www.procmail.org But then again they don't help either. > > set mbox_type = Maildir I fixed this after reading from Morten Bo Johansen that this should be mbox (well; easy way should be). > > mailboxes ! > > #mailboxes /var/mail/snotty > > #mailboxes /home/snotty/mail/inbox > > mailboxes /home/snotty/Mail/read > > #mailboxes /home/snotty/Mail/procmail.log > > /home/snotty/Mail/procmail.log is not a mail box, you can remove > this Commenting out does not work? > > mailboxes /home/snotty/Mail/schaduw > This appears to be where you want the mail from rule #3 to end up, > if so, I think, schaduw, needs to be changed, either in the rules or > this line, they need to be the same Are you sure? SCHADUW=${MAILDIR}/schaduw does say it's in /home/snotty/Mail/schaduw?? ############################################################ .procmailrc #Cleaned it up a bit ############# MAILDIR=/home/snotty/Mail #you'd better make sure it exists DEFAULT=${MAILDIR}/inbox #completely optional LOGFILE=${MAILDIR}/procmail.log #recommended SCHADUW=${MAILDIR}/schaduw ..... :0: * ^Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] $SCHADUW :0: * ^From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] $SCHADUW .... > No problem, hope this help get your mail sorted > jerry Almost there Thanks again! Frans