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@@ -352,6 +352,27 @@ db_dump185 ~/evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db.backup | db_load ~/evolutio
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<sect2>
+ <title>
+ Evolution reported an error when trying to retrieve from my
+ local spool in <tt>/var/spool/mail/username</tt>. Why?
+ </title>
+
+ <para>
+ Evolution doesn't have an external helper for moving mail,
+ so <tt>/var/spool/mail/</tt> must be writable by you. Try this:
+ </para>
+
+ <programlisting>
+chmod 1777 /var/spool/mail
+ </programlisting>
+
+ <para>
+ Yes, we know this is a problem. It will be fixed eventually.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <!-- -->
+ <sect2>
<title>
Evolution crashes reporting that it couldn't allocate N
billion bytes; how do I fix this?
diff --git a/help/C/evolution-faq.sgml b/help/C/evolution-faq.sgml
index 9065f93c23..586c6941ff 100644
--- a/help/C/evolution-faq.sgml
+++ b/help/C/evolution-faq.sgml
@@ -352,6 +352,27 @@ db_dump185 ~/evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db.backup | db_load ~/evolutio
<!-- -->
<sect2>
+ <title>
+ Evolution reported an error when trying to retrieve from my
+ local spool in <tt>/var/spool/mail/username</tt>. Why?
+ </title>
+
+ <para>
+ Evolution doesn't have an external helper for moving mail,
+ so <tt>/var/spool/mail/</tt> must be writable by you. Try this:
+ </para>
+
+ <programlisting>
+chmod 1777 /var/spool/mail
+ </programlisting>
+
+ <para>
+ Yes, we know this is a problem. It will be fixed eventually.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <!-- -->
+ <sect2>
<title>
Evolution crashes reporting that it couldn't allocate N
billion bytes; how do I fix this?