"Jake" == Jake Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Jake> How do I get the message to say you have new mail at the
Jake> shell prompt? Is someting looking for a specific directory
Jake> or file?
$ echo $MAILCHECK
60
$ man bash
.....
and look for MAIL, MAILCHECK and MAILPATH variables.
Of course this works for bash (another poster has already pointed out
biff to you, give it a shot too). Most "modern" shells have similar
functions (for csh I believe the variable is mail).
Cheers!
Shyamal
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