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Unable to receive emails

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dwhitlam
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Suddenly stopped being able to receive emails. Error message - Unable to write the email to the mailbox. Make sure the file system allows you to write privileges, and you have enough disc space to copy the mailbox. Have checked my ISPs Webmail and can read new emails there.

Suddenly stopped being able to receive emails. Error message - Unable to write the email to the mailbox. Make sure the file system allows you to write privileges, and you have enough disc space to copy the mailbox. Have checked my ISPs Webmail and can read new emails there.

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Problem solved thanks to MozillaZine - down to not compacting enough.

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Problem solved thanks to MozillaZine - down to not compacting enough.