lynx-dev Re: lynx and metamail

[Webmaster Jim]

On Sat, Jan 08, 2000 at 07:42:35PM -0500, Dave DellaCosta wrote:
>  Hey folks,
> I would much appreciate it if you could give me a hand with the problem
> I
> seem to be having.  I cannot start up lynx;  whenever I try,  whether
> giving a
> remote address or not, I get this message:
> 
> metamail: Can't open temporary file!
> 
> Could you help me out?   I've looked at various web resources,
> but no one seems to mention metamail in the least.
> Thanks,
> Dave DellaCosta

Try the Lynx FAQ-O-Matic:
                                                               Lynx FAQ: Search
   Search results for all of these words: metamail:
   Mandrake - "metamail error :can't create temporary file"
          + ...is error when I run lynx in a shell : > "metamail error
            :an't create temporary file" > wh...
            ... file" > what does it really mean ? What metamail does for
            lynx ? > Anybody succeed to us...
See:
http://www.slcc.edu/cgi-bin/lynx/fom?file=110
"Just create a tmp directory in your home directory and that should fix it."

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Marvin the Paranoid Android says:
Come on then; let's get this over with as soon as possible.