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thunderbird can not create /usr/bin/mail.lock

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dwood
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The error window says to chmod 01777 for the mail spool directory. I have done this for the following directories: /var/spool /var/spool/mail neither fixed the problem. I have found nothing else by doing a web search.

Thanks for any help,

David

The error window says to chmod 01777 for the mail spool directory. I have done this for the following directories: /var/spool /var/spool/mail neither fixed the problem. I have found nothing else by doing a web search. Thanks for any help, David

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Matt
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does the Thunderbird process have allocate access to that folder?