> Right now, /var/mail and /var/spool/mail both suffer the same problem: > whichever is used, some people need to use the other, hence it is a > *requirement* that both can be used by programs. > > Given that, it is better to use /var/mail, because the mail inbox > directory is *not* a spool (a daemon transshipment point -- the mail > *spool* is /var/spool/mqueue.) Putting it under /var/spool causes > disk space management problems.
I agree with this. Furthermore, the fact that most commercial UNIX systems use /var/mail i.s.o. /var/spool/mail (I think /var/mail was first described in one of the AT&T SVID's but I didn't check this) are another serious reason to move to /var/mail. -- -- Jos Vos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- X/OS Experts in Open Systems BV | Phone: +31 20 6938364 -- Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Fax: +31 20 6948204
