Mailbox format error (SuSE 9.1)

From: Sven Kobow (der_tank_at_web.de)
Date: 10/31/04 

Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 14:42:44 +0100

After I got the wu imad finally running I now get the the error message:

SELECT failed: can't open INBOX (file /var/spool/mail/<user>): not in
valid mailbox format

I tried to make that file chmod 777 to avoid access errors but without
success.

I fetch mails with fetchmail and pass them to the users mailboxes:

#.fetchmailrc

     #Server Puretec
     server pop.puretec.de
     proto pop3

     #Benutzer und Password
     user hdv45
     pass geheim

     #Optionen
     to angela

     #Optionen
     keep
     mda /usr/bin/procmail

What can be the problem?

Sven

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