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From: "Living In Madness" <madrum@ix.netcom.com>
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Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 09:23:56 +0000
Subject: Re: Strange Problem - Resolved
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Well, we figured it out for anyone who might of been wondering.  The 
/var/mail was filled to da brim and couldn't take no more.  Just did 
a little house cleaning and everythings fine right now.

Be well,
:)mary

> From:          "Living In Madness" <madrum@ix.netcom.com>
> To:            freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Date:          Sun, 14 Dec 1997 20:45:29 +0000
> Subject:       Strange Problem
> Priority:      normal

> Greetings!
> 
> I have encountered a strange problem.  Well, it's strange to me at 
> any rate.  And most diffiently a problem.  I have a mail server 
> running on FreeBSD 2.1.0-R.  and this weekend, out of the blue,
> it decides it is not going to let users get their mail.  I run 
> majordomo lists, so I started troubleshooting  and when I send a 
> message to a list the message is distributed.  This was a relieve.  
> When I telnet over to the server I can view current messages I 
> have received to my account using the mail utility in UNIX.  
> This is also a relieve.  So,  as far as I can tell, users are getting 
> there mail.   The problem is,  I use MS Exchange and Pegasus to 
> get my mail from various accounts I have on this server.  As of 
> yesterday, neither program is succesful in retrieving mail.  I get a 
> message that I have the wrong user name or password or the 
> TCP/IP connection is tempory disconnected.  I thought maybe 
> it was my machine at home, however, I received a call from my 
> boss this evening and he is having the same problem.  He uses 
> Pegasus.  So, having to work with NT and Win 95 machines, I
> instinctively thought to try rebooting the server.  It was a soft 
> reboot, cause I did it remotely, but to no avail.
> 
> What could cause this problem?  I didn't do anything to the 
> server from the time I last knew it to be working properly till 
> Saturday when I was at home and tried to get my mail.  Please, 
> any clues, hints would be greatly appreciated.  
> 
> TIA,
> :)mary
> 
> 
> *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
>                       _     _
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> 
>              Madness takes its toll. 
>             Please have exact change.
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> 


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             Madness takes its toll. 
            Please have exact change.