Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!bellcore!faline!thumper!ulysses!terminus!oberlin!usu.bitnet!SLR01 From: SLR01@usu.bitnet Newsgroups: comp.os.vms Subject: RE: GETTING RID OF THOSE PHANTOM NEW MAIL MSGS UPON LOGIN.. Keywords: you have x new mail messages Message-ID: <183615.2147405664@vaxa.usu.edu> Date: 19 May 88 18:36:15 GMT Distribution: na Organization: Utah State University Lines: 23 Advert: POSTNEWS/READNEWS for VAX/VMS SCS7317@OBERLIN.BITNET UA: Oberlin Network News Jeff Livingstone in Message-ID:<11957897978315001@bert.chem.wisc.edu> writes >A MAIL.MAI file was accidently erased before two new mail msgs were >read. The MAIL.MAI file was re-CREATEd, but now everytime the user >logs on, he receives a "You have 2 new MAIL messages" when he doesn't. >Real mail sent to this user increments the number from 2 to three and so >on, but the baseline always stays 2. The easiest way of removing those Phantom MAIL messages is to get into mail and type in "READ/NEW". Then type in "SHOW NEWMAIL" it should tell you that "you have 0 new mail messages". Hope that helps. If you do not have a mail file (mail.mai) send yourself a mail message and then go through the above. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to: Quais Hassan SLEEK@USU.BITNET IN%"SLEEK@CC.USU.EDU" IN%"SLEEK@VAXA.USU.EDU" IN%"SLEEK%USU.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------