This is done either by the server comsat, which is the server for biff,
or by bash itself.  If it is bash then it is done with the MAIL or
MAILPATH variables.

Regards
Tom
Cheryl Homiak wrote:
> 
> Can anybody tell me which file causes this to come on my screen:
> "You have mail in /var/spool/mail/chomiak"
> If I could find that file I might be able to modify it to get a beep when
> mail comes in instead of just the words on the screen. /etc/bash_profile
> was suggested to me; I don't have that. I checked /etc/profile and
> .bash_profile in my home directory.
> Thanks.
> 
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