In linux.debian.user, you wrote: > I'm using icewm. There is a nifty little icon that shows the mail status on > the toolbar. The problem is that I have procmail deliver all my mail to > folders - much of it to separate folders, and what's left goes in mbox. The > reason for this is that I have various versions of Debian installed and want > to get to my mail (in separate /home) in whichever one I am currently using. > I don't want a joint /var for them in order to keep the apt caches separate. > > How do I set up to have the mail status checked in somewhere other than > /var/spool/mail? > > Thanks, > Anita
Got it! It was in the icewm docs - the mailbox used by whatever program involved in that mail status icon on the icewm toolbar, is governed by $MAIL environment. So I put 'export MAIL="my-chosen-mail-file" and it works fine. I really like this simple icon, because it tells me how many mails are in the box and I can also set the config file so that it will open up mutt when there is new mail. Anita -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
