On Thu, Sep 13, 2001 at 07:32:15PM +0200, Matthias LOITSCH wrote:
> all this has nothing to do with mutt!! :
>
>
> i just want to change my default mailbox from '/var/spool/mail/username'
> to '~/mbox'
> but when i put the command "MAIL=~/mbox" in the .bashrc, when i log in,
> he still looks in the false mailbox.
> i suppose this is because the .bashrc file is executed after he looks in
> my mail box.
>
> so how can i change the MAIL path BEFORE he looks in it??
>
> or if this does not work : is there a bash command to look if i have got
> new mail. so that i can put this command in the .bashrc file ....
>
Mmmm..as pointed out this is a shell question...
try putting it in ~/.profile
Cliff
