On Sat, May 20, 2023 at 09:22:55AM -0400, Hendrik Boom wrote:

> > -rw------- 1 hendrik mail 102495117 May 20 08:06 hendrik
> > and for the old var/mail, it tells me
> > -rw------- 1 hendrik mail 102369929 May 20 07:34 /oldvarmail/hendrik

Check the directory permissions too. mutt may be trying to create a lock
file or a temporary file there.

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Ian