* RYAN vAN GINNEKEN <rmvg@xxxxxxx> [17-11-2003 06:43]: > when i execute the command > #mutt > i get an empty /var/mail/user mailbox > i use Maildir and my mail box is /usr/home/user/Maildir > so if i execute this command > #mutt -f /usr/home/user/Maildir > everthing works fine and i can read my mail > so how do i set mutt to read this mailbox instead of /var/mail/user > i tried the .muttrc .mailrc .bashrc .chsrfile in my users home directory > i tried the .cshrc .profile file in the / directory From the manual: 6.3.240. spoolfile Type: path Default: "" If your spool mailbox is in a non-default place where Mutt cannot find it, you can specify its location with this variable. Mutt will automatically set this variable to the value of the environment variable $MAIL if it is not set. On startup, Mutt will go to $spoolfile. HTH, -- René Clerc - (rene@xxxxxxxx) - PGP: 0x9ACE0AC7 It's not the fall that kills you. It's the sudden stop at the end. -Douglas Adams
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