[mod.computers.vax] False new mail messages

rimbold@ULOWELL.CSNET (Rob Rimbold) (11/01/85)

To rid yourself of new messages that really aren't there, type
READ/NEW at the MAIL> prompt. This will most likely tell you that there
are no new messages, but it will also fix the counter for you.

~Rob

McGuire_Ed@GRINNELL.MAILNET (11/08/85)

Thanks to Rob Rimbold for an easy solution to the problem (READ/NEW).
Here's an additional hint:  The false new mail message usually is a
result of a user deleting their MAIL.MAI file after receiving new mail.
The READ/NEW fix does not work unless the user has a MAIL.MAI file.  So
if a user deletes their MAIL.MAI file and reports the problem, tell them
to
          1) send a mail message to themselves (MAIL NL: JRANDOM), and
          2) type MAIL and READ/NEW

                                        -- Ed