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What does the Invalid Remote Specification error mean?

If you get either of the following two errors in Pine:

 Invalid Remote Specification Inbox

    or

 Cannot connect to mail server: No such host as ""

You will need to do the following to correct this error:

  • From the Main Menu of Pine, type s for Setup.
  • Then type c for Config. This will take you to the configuration screen for Pine.
  • Use the arrow keys to move down to the inbox-path field.
  • Change this field to read:

{${MAILSERVER}/ssl}inbox

The inbox-path variable tells Pine on which server your INBOX is located, and the MAILSERVER environmental variable should automatically be set to this. If it is not automatically set and you still get the error, you will have to set this variable manually at the prompt. Type the following:

setenv MAILSERVER mail.umich.edu