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Wed, 7 Jul 1993 22:53:32 -0500
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Can anyone explain to me what this error message means?
Is it trying to tell me the person's disk space is full?
Or maybe someone is learning UNIX and messing around with
permissions that ought not to be messed with?
The mailer is screwed up (is it locked or not?)?
Other?
 
        Douglas Winship    Austin, Texas    [log in to unmask]
 
 Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 18:42:26 CDT
 From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <[log in to unmask]>
 Subject: Returned mail: unknown mailer error 2
 
   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
 mail: could not open mail file for locking: Permission denied
 mail: /usr/mail/xxxxxx not locked
 554 <[log in to unmask]>... unknown mailer error 2
 
   ----- Unsent message follows -----
     message deleted  DW

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