There is no bug here. The FHS-mandated location is the real directory,
which is the preferred implementation and done by design.
/var/spool/mail is *not* listed in the FHS, only /var/mail is.
> The /var/spool/mail should not be a symlink to an optional directory!
You have misunderstood the meaning of "optional" in the FHS. It is
optional to *have* a directory for mail spools. It is *not* optional to
use /var/mail as the location for those mail spools if present.
Closing this report as invalid.
** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
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