I also use RH6.2........ /var/spool/mail/$user is the spool,
their actual mail is kept wherever they get it.... If they are using a pop
client, then they are downloaded when they check their mail. If they use
Pine to get their mail, then when they check mail, they are moved to
/home/$user/mail/
In my opinion, it's better to leave it in /var/spool/mail/$user
because I would think you'd run into problems with the mail program itself
having access to the users local areas without opening them up for public
access.... (but as I've said before, I could very well be wrong...
) Best of luck!
Fred
At 08:48 AM 11/23/00 +0700, you wrote:
>Hi, I am using RH6.2. Any e-mail that is sent to user in my server, by
>default goes to /var/spool/mail/$USER. How do I change this default delivery
>location to ${HOME}/mail ? I tried changing in /etc/profile to
>"MAIL=/home/$USER/mail", and also tried creating a /etc/procmailrc with
>"MIALDIR=${HOME}/mail. didn't work.
>
>Any suggestions please.
>
>Thanks
>
>
>
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