Quote Originally Posted by DrByte View Post
The error is a result of it attempting to read a folder where attachments might be stored, and finding the directory doesn't exist ... which suggests other issues about how you've set up your site, but that's another story.
I have updated a zen-install that was horribly out of date to the 1.38a code base and also ran into the read() mail error. Your supplied band-aid worked but what folder must be missing that generates the error? I compared the default install against the store I am managing and the folder structure appears the same except for additional modules.

Thank you