Re: Policy: Mail folder creation (Re: Debian mutt package)
On Wed, Dec 09, 1998 at 01:36:22PM -0500, Elie Rosenblum wrote:
> And thus spake Oscar Levi, on Wed, Dec 09, 1998 at 09:54:49AM -0800:
> > I think that you may be missing a subtlety of the original report.
> > Mutt does not remove the spool file.
>
> ... unless you unset save_empty.
Fine.
> > Debian's adduser doesn't create
> > an empty one when it creates a new user.
>
> Why does an empty spool file need to exist before an LDA creates one
> when it is needed?
Mutt generates an 'error' when there is no spool file. My assertion
has been that this is the incorrect behavior. It is not an 'error' to
have no mail.
The only reason I brought this up is that this is one of those places
we can smooth over the wrinkles in OpenSource programs and make them
present a consistent interface. This particular one may not seem
significant, but consider the use that receives an 'error' the first
time he runs the MUA. He might think that this 'error' means that his
mail configuration is broken, that any mail the system attempts to
deliver will be lost. Thus, the 'error' message that mutt generates
is deceptive.
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