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[igueths at attbi.com]

Hi Steve. So you were able to specify the mail directory 
through the configure script or did it involve patching 
one of the C's? 
> Interesting, on Slackware systems, the mail goes to
> /var/spool/mail/<user> and under /usr, there is a sym link called
> spool that actually points to /var/spool.
> 
> Also, the default directory suggested by exim sources implies
> /var/spool/exim but I changed that to /var/spool/mail for my purposes
> when I built a binary package.
> 
> On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 06:41:15AM -0400, Igor Gueths wrote:
> > Hi all. I finally figured out what it was. Apparently it was conflicting
> > mail directories i.e., /var/spool/mail and /var/mail. Removing /var/mail
> > caused /var/spool/mail to be used instead.
> > 
> > Microsoft dialogue
> > This company has performed an illegal operation and will be shutdown. If this 
> problem persists, delete Winblows and install Linux. Close button
> > 
> > On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, Bear in SFO wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > > Pine Is Not Elm!!!  The last I used it the Inbox is stored in the home
> > > directory -
> > >
> > > At 08:12 PM 10/9/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> > > >Hi all. Does anyone know where the default pine inbox is located? I
> > > >checked debug output but that doesn't state an absolute path. Also where
> > > >does Exim deliver new mail by default? I checked both my /var/spool/mail
> > > >and /var/mail directories and there were no diffs in either of the igueths
> > > >files (igueths is the account I use for mail). Bc the problem is that new
> > > >mail isn't being picked up by pine, which results in theoretically lost
> > > >msgs. Thanks!
> > > >
> > > >Microsoft dialogue
> > > >This company has performed an illegal operation and will be shutdown. If
> > > >this problem persists, delete Winblows and install Linux. Close button
> > > >
> > > >
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