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- From: jeffrey@squid.tram.com (Jeffrey L Bromberger)
- Subject: Backend for sendmail wanted (that won't crash MUSH)
- Organization: Tramway Unix Systems
- Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 20:30:59 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Sep6.203059.27966@squid.tram.com>
- Followup-To: poster
- Summary: Need something that won't corrupt the mail file
- Keywords: sendmail mush
- Sender: jeffrey@squid.tram.com (Jeffrey L Bromberger)
- Lines: 30
-
- I am running a vanilla SysV machine, and I'm looking for a back end for
- sendmail. This should be able to add local mail to mailboxes.
-
- You see, I have this "pseudo-hack" that I'm using now, but there are
- problems with the MUA called MUSH. Whenever I am using mush, and mail
- comes in, there's a 50/50 chance I get the following messages:
-
- Unable to lock "/usr/spool/mail/jeffrey": Permission denied
- Unable to open /usr/spool/mail/jeffrey: Permission denied
- Can't load new mail: "/usr/spool/mail/jeffrey" may be corrupted!
-
- I have no option at this choice but to abort mush and lose the changes
- I have made to my mailbox. This gets very frustrating :-(
-
- The decision I have made is not to bother fixing the hack, but to get
- a different program to do the mail slam-dunk. It only needs to be
- called by sendmail. If it has /bin/mail crude functionality, I can
- live with it. Biff support is not necessary.
-
- My request - any suggestions on the best one to use? We use mush and
- mailx as MUAs and sendmail as the MTA. I'd prefer something free (and
- FTPable), but will listen to all suggestions.
-
- Please email, and I'll summarize in about 2 weeks. Thanks in advance
- for your help.
-
- j
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- Jeffrey L. Bromberger ------- System Manager ------- Tramway Unix Systems
- jeffrey@squid.tram.com Anywhere!{van-bc,limbic,icus}!tram!jeffrey
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