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Date:      Sun, 21 Jan 2001 05:20:53 +0100
From:      Roelof Osinga <roelof@nisser.com>
To:        Pete Fritchman <petef@databits.net>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: MAIL set by whom?
Message-ID:  <3A6A63A5.94C2BC86@nisser.com>
References:  <3A6A50F3.307C9E06@nisser.com> <20010120222545.A31387@databits.net>

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Pete Fritchman wrote:
> 
> In csh, the default .cshrc (/usr/share/skel/dot.cshrc), it's set:
> set mail = (/var/mail/$USER)
> 
> ... could be changed to:
> set mail = (~/Maildir)

Thanks. I always seem to forget about that one (the /usr/share/skel
dir., that is).

> ++ 21/01/01 04:01 +0100 - Roelof Osinga:
> >[...]
> >:setenv=MAIL=/home/$/Maildir/,BLOCKSIZE=K,FTP_PASSIVE_MODE=YES:\
> 
> Remember, this is overidden in system-wide profiles (/etc/profile and
> /etc/csh.cshrc) and user dotfiles (~/.[bash_]profile, ~/.cshrc, ~/.bashrc)
> all depending on the shell the user logs in with.
> 
> What shell does the user have?

Bash in this case. Don't believe it was overridden, yet...

> >[...]
> >nl:~$ grep MAIL *
> >nl:~$
> 
> Note that the '*' pattern won't catch dot files.

You're right, of course. Another thing I keep forgetting. Got a lot
of practice with forgetting stuff <g>.

> ...

> Yes, that should work too.  See also:
> 
> http://www.mutt.org/doc/manual/manual-4.html#ss4.6

Doesn't say much. I don't like 'auto-anything'. Just a couple of
hours ago I lost my bookmarks in my NT2K WS. All except for the
NS toolbar on top, whatever it's called. Tx to installing an USB
Epson 680 inkjet using some fancy auto thingum. That were a lot
of bookmarks that went to greener pastures! I don't like auto thingums
by whatever name <s>.

Things like "Mutt does not update these files, yet." make me nervous.


Talking about nervous. The ol' 3.4 one says:

nisser:~$ mutt -v
Mutt 0.95.3i (1999-02-12)
Copyright (C) 1996-8 Michael R. Elkins and others.
Mutt comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `mutt -vv'.
Mutt is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions; type `mutt -vv' for details.

System: FreeBSD 3.4-STABLE [usSystem: FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE [using ncurses
5.1]
Compile options:
-DOMAIN
-DEBUG
-HOMESPOOL  +USE_SETGID  +USE_DOTLOCK  -USE_FCNTL  +USE_FLOCK
+USE_IMAP  -USE_GSS  +USE_SSL  +USE_POP  +HAVE_REGCOMP  -USE_GNU_REGEX
+HAVE_COLOR  +HAVE_PGP  -BUFFY_SIZE -EXACT_ADDRESS  +ENABLE_NLS 
+COMPRESSED
SENDMAIL="/usr/sbin/sendmail"
MAILPATH="/var/mail"
SHAREDIR="/usr/local/share/mutt"
SYSCONFDIR="/usr/local/etc"
ISPELL="/usr/local/bin/ispell"
To contact the developers, please mail to <mutt-dev@mutt.org>.
To report a bug, please use the muttbug utility.

nisser:~$ set | grep MAIL
MAIL=/home/roelof/Maildir
MAILCHECK=60
MAILDIR=/home/roelof/Maildir


The new one says:

System: FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE [using ncurses 5.1]
Compile options:
-DOMAIN
-DEBUG
-HOMESPOOL  +USE_SETGID  +USE_DOTLOCK  -USE_FCNTL  +USE_FLOCK
+USE_IMAP  -USE_GSS  +USE_SSL  +USE_POP  +HAVE_REGCOMP  -USE_GNU_REGEX
+HAVE_COLOR  +HAVE_PGP  -BUFFY_SIZE -EXACT_ADDRESS  +ENABLE_NLS 
+COMPRESSED
SENDMAIL="/usr/sbin/sendmail"
MAILPATH="/var/mail"
SHAREDIR="/usr/local/share/mutt"
SYSCONFDIR="/usr/local/etc"
ISPELL="/usr/local/bin/ispell"
To contact the developers, please mail to <mutt-dev@mutt.org>.
To report a bug, please use the muttbug utility.

nl:~$ set | grep MAIL
MAIL=/home/roelof/Maildir
MAILCHECK=60
MAILDIR=/home/roelof/Maildir


So where does that $MAILPATH enter things?

Roelof

PS talking about bugs. Did you know Chivas Regal has switched to
screw caps? Try pulling those off. Sheesh! ;)


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