> > I'd live with that, but I'd prefer just /var/mail be used and if vendors > want to create a symlink for backward compatibility or even from > /var/mail to /var/spool for easy upgrades, let them.. (creating a > symlink from /var/mail to /var/spool/mail if /var/mail does not exist is > likely how Debian would handle such a change without surprises for the > user..) >
I would prefer it as well, but I agree with Alan Cox that it is probably not appropriate for standardization. Make the standard say /var/mail and /var/spool/mail both have to work. -hpa