Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 19:44:33 -0500 (EST) From: Andre LeClaire <leclaire@sprintmail.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: How can I get rid of this? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990927192029.268A-100000@localhost>
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Hi all, I'm learning the details of setting up a mail server, and I've run into an annoyance for which I haven't been able to find the solution (even though I have the O'Reilly Sendmail book!). Whenever a user who's not on the local network retrieves his mail via POP3, a "placeholder" message like this: > From MAILER-DAEMON@switzcpl.lib.in.us Mon Sep 27 12:41:01 1999 > Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 12:34:38 -0500 (EST) > From: Mail System Internal Data <MAILER-DAEMON@switzcpl.lib.in.us> > Subject: DON'T DELETE THIS MESSAGE -- FOLDER INTERNAL DATA > > This text is part of the internal format of your mail folder, and is not > a real message. It is created automatically by the mail system > software. If deleted, important folder data will be lost, and it will be > re-created with the data reset to initial values. is placed in his inbox (/var/mail/username). Contrary to what the message says, there doesn't appear to be any harm in deleting it, but it is re-created the next time mail is retrieved by POP3, so that when logging in by telnet, the user always gets the "You have mail" message, even if he doesn't. I'm running 3.3-STABLE AND using the imap-uw port. How can I get rid of this? Please cc: me, as I'm not subscribed to -questions. Thanks! Andre To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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