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  From: Darryl Ross <rosdr001@lux.levels.unisa.edu.au>
  To  : Subba Rao <subb3@ibm.net>
  Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 00:33:54 +1030 (GMT+10:30)

Re: Can't access localmail

On Sun, 7 Nov 1999, Subba Rao wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to access my mailbox on one of my Linux systems. I had installed
> Qmail on it and later decided to move back to Sendmail. At first, all qmail
> related material was deleted and later I went as far as reinstalling Linux.
> The /home is on a different partition so the user data was secure. I use
> ELM and MUTT. I have removed all references to Qmail from /home/users
> directories.

Are you sure that you have deleted all the files??? Are there any files
like .procmail or .fetchrc in the home directories??

Try creating a new user and see if the mail for that user behaves, or if
it is still messing up.
 
> I can't access any mail for the local user. The mailbox seems to get it,
> but when I use mail, elm or mutt, it system seems to be looking in ~/Maildir,
> which is a Qmail scheme of the mailbox. Please keep in mind this is a new
> installation. 
> 

For all users? Or just particular users? What about a new user? (added
after you removed QMail?

Cheers
Dazz

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