From strace
write(1, "!/var/spool/mail/belg4mit\n", 26) = 26
open("/var/spool/mail/belg4mit", O_RDWR|O_CREAT|O_NONBLOCK, 0600) = 5
write(1, "!/var/spool/mail/belg4mit.lock\n", 31) = 31
uname({sys="Linux", node="vm10.myvpshost.com", ...}) = 0
umask(022) = 077
open("/var/spool/mail/.lk053822vm10", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_EXCL, 0644) = -1
EACCES (Permission denied)
My best guess is that the "temporary" lockfile is resulting in death and
aggravation.
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