Local mail problem

[Roger Grosswiler]

> On Thu, 2005-07-21 at 13:54 +0200, Roger Grosswiler wrote:
>> what "protocol" for your mailbox did you install in evolution??
>>
>> Roger
>
> standard unix mbox spool or directory. Another weird thing is that my
> file in /var/spool/mail shows up as an e-mail file and the ones for root
> and the other user show up as locked files. Roots shows as unknown file
> type and the other one as an empty document. Mine shows as an e-mail.
>
strange. try file [mailbox], this should everywhere result with the same
information. how about ownership of your mailbox-file?

Roger