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Date:      Mon, 7 Oct 1996 23:08:13 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Adam David <adam@veda.is>
To:        ttam@mail.iidpwr.com
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Netscape mail (out of memory)
Message-ID:  <199610072308.XAA06629@veda.is>
In-Reply-To: <96Oct7.140003pdt.15360@mail.iidpwr.com> from ttam at "Oct 7, 96 01:43:44 pm"

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> > What's the deal with Netscape mail? I must be missing some configuration
> > detail? Whenever I try to mail from Netscape, it fails with:
> > 
> >     Netscape is out of memory.
> > 
> >     Try quitting some other applications or closing
> >     some windows.
> > 
> > There is no shortage of memory on the system when this happens.
> > As far as I can tell, I have created all the necessary files and directories
> > and filled out relevant configuration details, for mail to work in Netscape.
> > The SMTP server is reachable and functioning, but Netscape gives up before
> > sending the actual message data.

Tony Tam: 
>      Have you checked you have a lock file in your .netscape directory?
> As soon as I
> deleted that lock file, Netscape worked.

Netscape works for me, but the "send" function of the Netscape mailer fails
to complete normally. I've seen a lockfile left after a crash, but that's not
the problem here. Thanks anyway.

--
Adam David <adam@veda.is>



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