Subject: Cannot open file for writing.

From: Cerberus <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 17:25:06 -0400 (EDT)

Linux, slackware 3.0.0, compiled pine 3.93 from the pine.tar.gz on
ftp.cac.washington.edu.  The program itself works like a charm, lots of
speedups, enhancements, better configuration options than 3.91.  GREAT
work guys. My users and I love it.

But - I get a "Cannot open file for writing" in the message-status bar
when I compose mail.

Here is a copy of the most recent .pine-debug1 .  Any help would be
appreciated.  I read over the .pine-debug1 file, but I don't see anything
that could be wrong/broken.  If I've blatently over-looked something, let
me know, loudly if necessary :)

Thanks!

-dave

.pine-debug1
--
Debug output of the Pine program (at debug level 2).  Version 3.93
Thu Jun 13 16:05:05 1996

reading_pinerc "/usr/local/lib/pine.conf"
Read 11022 characters:
reading_pinerc "/home/cerberus/.pinerc"
Read 14286 characters:
reading_pinerc "/usr/local/lib/pine.conf.fixed"
Read 0 characters:
======= Current_val options set =======
           inbox-path : inbox
     incoming-folders : from_cerb	inbox/in.from_cerb
                      : humour		inbox/in.humour
                      : shadow		inbox/in.shadow
                      : Linux-ISP	inbox/in.linux_isp
                      : WordSmith	inbox/inbox.wordsmith
   folder-collections : mail/[]
          default-fcc : sent-mail
 default-saved-msg-fo : saved-messages
     postponed-folder : postponed-msgs
       mail-directory : mail
       signature-file : .signature
         address-book : .addressbook
         feature-list : enable-bounce-cmd
                      : enable-tab-completion
                      : save-will-not-delete
                      : save-will-advance
                      : signature-at-bottom
                      : enable-aggregate-command-set
                      : enable-alternate-editor-cmd
                      : enable-alternate-editor-implicitly
                      : enable-flag-cmd
                      : enable-full-header-cmd
                      : enable-incoming-folders
                      : enable-jump-shortcut
                      : enable-mail-check-cue
                      : enable-suspend
                      : enable-unix-pipe-cmd
                      : expanded-view-of-addressbooks
                      : expanded-view-of-folders
                      : show-selected-in-boldface
                      : select-without-confirm
                      : use-current-dir
                      : enable-8bit-esmtp-negotiation
 initial-keystroke-li : i
  saved-msg-name-rule : default-folder
        fcc-name-rule : default-fcc
             sort-key : Arrival
   addrbook-sort-rule : fullname-with-lists-last
 composer-wrap-column : 74
  reply-indent-string : > 
 empty-header-message : Undisclosed recipients
 use-only-domain-name : no
              printer : lpr
     standard-printer : lpr
 last-time-prune-ques : 96.6
    last-version-used : 3.93
        bugs-fullname : Pine Developers
         bugs-address : [email-masked]
     suggest-fullname : Pine Developers
      suggest-address : [email-masked]
       local-fullname : Local Support
        local-address : postmaster
  kblock-passwd-count : 1
       viewer-overlap : 2
        scroll-margin : 0
 status-message-delay : 0
  mail-check-interval : 150
       elm-style-save : no
      header-in-reply : no
        feature-level : sapling
      old-style-reply : no
       save-by-sender : no
======= Command_line_val options set =======
======= User_val options set (/home/cerberus/.pinerc) =======
        personal-name : Cerberus
     incoming-folders : from_cerb	inbox/in.from_cerb
                      : humour		inbox/in.humour
                      : shadow		inbox/in.shadow
                      : Linux-ISP	inbox/in.linux_isp
                      : WordSmith	inbox/inbox.wordsmith
   folder-collections : mail/[]
       signature-file : .signature
         feature-list : enable-bounce-cmd
                      : enable-tab-completion
                      : save-will-not-delete
                      : save-will-advance
                      : signature-at-bottom
                      : enable-aggregate-command-set
                      : enable-alternate-editor-cmd
                      : enable-alternate-editor-implicitly
                      : enable-flag-cmd
                      : enable-full-header-cmd
                      : enable-incoming-folders
                      : enable-jump-shortcut
                      : enable-mail-check-cue
                      : enable-suspend
                      : enable-unix-pipe-cmd
                      : expanded-view-of-addressbooks
                      : expanded-view-of-folders
                      : show-selected-in-boldface
                      : select-without-confirm
                      : use-current-dir
                      : enable-8bit-esmtp-negotiation
 initial-keystroke-li : i
             sort-key : Arrival
              printer : lpr
 last-time-prune-ques : 96.6
    last-version-used : 3.93
======= Global_val options set (/usr/local/lib/pine.conf) =======
           inbox-path : inbox
          default-fcc : sent-mail
 default-saved-msg-fo : saved-messages
     postponed-folder : postponed-msgs
       mail-directory : mail
       signature-file : .signature
         address-book : .addressbook
  saved-msg-name-rule : default-folder
        fcc-name-rule : default-fcc
             sort-key : arrival
   addrbook-sort-rule : fullname-with-lists-last
 composer-wrap-column : 74
  reply-indent-string : > 
 empty-header-message : Undisclosed recipients
 use-only-domain-name : no
              printer : attached-to-ansi
     standard-printer : lpr
        bugs-fullname : Pine Developers
         bugs-address : [email-masked]
     suggest-fullname : Pine Developers
      suggest-address : [email-masked]
       local-fullname : Local Support
        local-address : postmaster
  kblock-passwd-count : 1
       viewer-overlap : 2
        scroll-margin : 0
 status-message-delay : 0
  mail-check-interval : 150
       elm-style-save : no
      header-in-reply : no
        feature-level : sapling
      old-style-reply : no
       save-by-sender : no
======= Fixed_val options set (/usr/local/lib/pine.conf.fixed) =======
========== Feature settings ==========
  no-allow-talk
  no-assume-slow-link
  no-auto-move-read-msgs
  no-auto-open-next-unread
  no-auto-zoom-after-select
  no-auto-unzoom-after-apply
  no-compose-cut-from-cursor
  no-compose-maps-delete-key-to-ctrl-d
  no-compose-rejects-unqualified-addrs
  no-compose-send-offers-first-filter
  no-compose-sets-newsgroup-without-confirm
  no-delete-skips-deleted
  no-disable-config-cmd
  no-disable-keyboard-lock-cmd
  no-disable-keymenu
  no-disable-password-cmd
  no-disable-update-cmd
  no-disable-signature-edit-cmd
     enable-8bit-esmtp-negotiation
  no-enable-8bit-nntp-posting
     enable-aggregate-command-set
     enable-alternate-editor-cmd
     enable-alternate-editor-implicitly
     enable-bounce-cmd
  no-enable-cruise-mode
  no-enable-cruise-mode-delete
  no-enable-dot-files
  no-enable-dot-folders
     enable-flag-cmd
  no-enable-flag-screen-implicitly
     enable-full-header-cmd
     enable-incoming-folders
     enable-jump-shortcut
     enable-mail-check-cue
  no-enable-mouse-in-xterm
  no-enable-newmail-in-xterm-icon
     enable-suspend
     enable-tab-completion
     enable-unix-pipe-cmd
  no-enable-verbose-smtp-posting
     expanded-view-of-addressbooks
  no-expanded-view-of-distribution-lists
     expanded-view-of-folders
  no-expunge-without-confirm
  no-fcc-on-bounce
  no-include-attachments-in-reply
  no-include-header-in-reply
  no-include-text-in-reply
  no-news-approximates-new-status
  no-news-post-without-validation
  no-news-read-in-newsrc-order
  no-pass-control-characters-as-is
  no-preserve-start-stop-characters
  no-print-offers-custom-cmd-prompt
  no-print-index-enabled
  no-print-formfeed-between-messages
  no-quell-dead-letter-on-cancel
  no-quell-lock-failure-warnings
  no-quell-status-message-beeping
  no-quell-user-lookup-in-passwd-file
  no-quit-without-confirm
  no-reply-always-uses-reply-to
  no-save-will-quote-leading-froms
     save-will-not-delete
     save-will-advance
     select-without-confirm
  no-show-cursor
     show-selected-in-boldface
     signature-at-bottom
  no-single-column-folder-list
  no-tab-visits-next-new-message-only
     use-current-dir
  no-use-function-keys
  no-use-sender-not-x-sender
  no-use-subshell-for-suspend
Userid: cerberus
Fullname: "Cerberus"
User domain name being used ""
Local Domain name being used "dial.umd.edu"
Host name being used "ginch.dial.umd.edu"
Mail Domain name being used (by c-client too)"ginch.dial.umd.edu"
---- write_pinerc ----
Context mail/[] type: LOCAL
new win size -----<24 80>------
Terminal type: xterm
Context [] type: LOCAL
Context mail/[] type: LOCAL
About to open folder "INBOX"    inbox: "INBOX"
Opened folder "/var/spool/mail/cerberus" with 42 messages
Sorting by Arrival
IMAP 16:05:07 6/13 mm_log babble: Find of mailbox outside context: /home/cerberus/.pine-interrupted-mail
- mailcap_free -

    ---- MAIN_MENU_SCREEN ----

 ---- MAIL INDEX ----

 ---- INDEX MANAGER ----
IMAP 16:05:07 6/13 mm_log parse: Probable bogus newsgroup list "um.housing,dc.housing,um.general" in "<[email-masked]>" ignored

  -----  MAIL VIEW  -----
done.

 ---- MAIL INDEX ----

 ---- INDEX MANAGER ----

 - expunge -
Want_to read: RETURN (13)
IMAP 16:05:33 6/13 mm_log babble: Expunged 1 messages
expunge complete cur:41 max:41
Sorting by Arrival
Sorting by Arrival

  -----  MAIL VIEW  -----
done.

 ---- MAIL INDEX ----

 ---- INDEX MANAGER ----

 - expunge -
Want_to read: RETURN (13)
IMAP 16:12:27 6/13 mm_log babble: Expunged 1 messages
expunge complete cur:41 max:41
Sorting by Arrival
Sorting by Arrival

  -----  MAIL VIEW  -----
done.

 ---- MAIL INDEX ----

 ---- INDEX MANAGER ----

  -----  MAIL VIEW  -----
done.

 ---- MAIL INDEX ----

 ---- INDEX MANAGER ----

 - expunge -
Want_to read: RETURN (13)
IMAP 16:50:10 6/13 mm_log babble: Expunged 2 messages
expunge complete cur:41 max:41
Sorting by Arrival
Sorting by Arrival

  -----  MAIL VIEW  -----
done.
Sorting by Arrival

 ---- MAIL INDEX ----

 ---- INDEX MANAGER ----

  -----  MAIL VIEW  -----
done.
Sorting by Arrival

 ---- MAIL INDEX ----

 ---- INDEX MANAGER ----

  -----  MAIL VIEW  -----
done.

 ---- MAIL INDEX ----

 ---- INDEX MANAGER ----

  -----  MAIL VIEW  -----
done.
done.

 ---- MAIL INDEX ----

 ---- INDEX MANAGER ----

 - expunge -
Want_to read: RETURN (13)
IMAP 17:05:01 6/13 mm_log babble: Expunged 2 messages
expunge complete cur:42 max:42
Sorting by Arrival
MAIL_CMD: going back to main menu
- mailcap_free -

    ---- MAIN_MENU_SCREEN ----

    ---- HELPER ----
Helptext Failed open "/usr/local/lib/pine.info": "No such file or directory"
- mailcap_free -

    ---- COMPOSE SCREEN (not in pico yet) ----
IMAP 17:16:59 6/13 mm_log babble: Find of mailbox outside context: /home/cerberus/.pine-interrupted-mail

=== send called ===

  ---- COMPOSER ----
- build_address - ([email-masked])
-- init_addrbooks(Closed, 0, 0, 1) --
- adrbk_open(/home/cerberus/.addressbook) -
Address book .addressbook (/home/cerberus/.addressbook) opened with 2 items
- adrbk_lookup_by_addr([email-masked]) (in /home/cerberus/.addressbook) -
- build_address - ()
- build_address - ()
- build_address - ([email-masked])
- adrbk_lookup_by_addr([email-masked]) (in /home/cerberus/.addressbook) -
- build_address - ()
new win size -----<24 80>------
Want_to read: y (121)
new win size -----<24 80>------
Opened SMTP server "/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs -odb -oem"
done.
- mailcap_free -

    ---- MAIN_MENU_SCREEN ----

 ---- MAIL INDEX ----

 ---- INDEX MANAGER ----
Sorting by Arrival

  -----  MAIL VIEW  -----
done.

 ---- MAIL INDEX ----

 ---- INDEX MANAGER ----

  -----  MAIL VIEW  -----
done.

 ---- MAIL INDEX ----

 ---- INDEX MANAGER ----

 - expunge -
Want_to read: RETURN (13)
IMAP 17:19:36 6/13 mm_log babble: Expunged 2 messages
expunge complete cur:42 max:42
Sorting by Arrival
- mailcap_free -

    ---- COMPOSE SCREEN (not in pico yet) ----
IMAP 17:20:56 6/13 mm_log babble: Find of mailbox outside context: /home/cerberus/.pine-interrupted-mail

=== send called ===

  ---- COMPOSER ----
Sorting by Arrival
new win size -----<24 80>------
IMAP 17:21:02 6/13 mm_log babble: Find of mailbox outside context: /home/cerberus/dead.letter
done.

 ---- MAIL INDEX ----

 ---- INDEX MANAGER ----

  -----  MAIL VIEW  -----
done.
Want_to read: y (121)
- build_address - (NIVLEK <[email-masked]>)
- adrbk_lookup_by_addr([email-masked]) (in /home/cerberus/.addressbook) -
done.

=== send called ===

  ---- COMPOSER ----
new win size -----<24 8

--
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http://ginch.dial.umd.edu/
software is cheap fast and reliable (pick two).
All day, everyday, chasing doughnuts up a hill.
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