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Subject: Re: Using RMAIL under HPUX
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Date: Sun, 29-Nov-87 20:10:20 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 29 20:10:20 1987
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In-reply-to: tgw@MITRE-BEDFORD.ARPA.UUCP's message of 25 Nov 87 18:04:59 GMT

>   under HP-UX.  When I execute M-x rmail I receive the following message:
>   ---------------------------------
>   movemail: error creating lock file
>   --------------------------------- ....
>   Rmail seems to work when I log in as root, but not any other user.
>   Anything I might have missed? 

Lucky you.  This  one's really easy (same  thing happened  to me first
time  around).  Go  to the GNU  emacs  "etc" directory.  Be "root" and
"chgrp  mail movemail", "chmod g+s   movemail".  The  movemail program
needs  permission to create a lock  file in you system mail  directory
while it empties your mailbox.   (This has nothing to  do with the GNU
emacs lock files.)

	Bill Carpenter
	(AT&T gateways)!ho5cad!wjc
	HO 1L-410, (201)949-8392