Correct the man pages, USD doc and online help to refer to /var/mail
instead of {usr|var}/spool/mail
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@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ waiting in your system mailbox. If you are a
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.i csh
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user, you will be notified when new mail arrives if you inform
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the shell of the location of your mailbox. On version 7 systems,
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your system mailbox is located in the directory /usr/spool/mail
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your system mailbox is located in the directory /var/mail
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in a file with your login name. If your login name is
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.q sam,
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then you can make
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@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ then you can make
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notify you of new mail by including the following line in your .cshrc
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file:
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.(l
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set mail=/usr/spool/mail/sam
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set mail=/var/mail/sam
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.)l
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When you read your mail using
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.i Mail ,
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@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ to truncate your system mailbox instead of deleting it when it
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is empty. This is useful if you elect to protect your mailbox, which
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you would do with the shell command:
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.(l
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chmod 600 /usr/spool/mail/yourname
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chmod 600 /var/mail/yourname
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.)l
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where
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.i yourname
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@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ mail instead of your own. Unwitting others often neglect to protect
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their mailboxes, but discretion is advised. Essentially,
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.b "\-u user"
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is a shorthand way of doing
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.b "\-f /usr/spool/mail/user".
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.b "\-f /var/mail/user".
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.ip "\-v"
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Use the
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.b \-v
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@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ A collection of messages. Often used in the phrase,
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.q "Have you read your mail?"
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.ip "\fImailbox\fP"
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The place where your mail is stored, typically in the directory
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/usr/spool/mail.
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/var/mail.
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.ip "\fImessage\fP"
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A single letter from someone, initially stored in your
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.i mailbox .
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@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ writes undeleted messages back to this file.
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.It Fl u
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Is equivalent to:
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.Pp
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.Dl mail -f /var/spool/mail/user
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.Dl mail -f /var/mail/user
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.El
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.Ss Sending mail
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To send a message to one or more people,
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@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ and
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environment variables.
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width /usr/share/misc/Mail.help* -compact
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.It Pa /var/spool/mail/*
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.It Pa /var/mail/*
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Post office.
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.It ~/mbox
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User's old mail.
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@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ s <message list> file append messages to file
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u <message list> undelete messages
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R <message list> reply to message senders
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r <message list> reply to message senders and all recipients
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pre <message list> make messages go back to /usr/spool/mail
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pre <message list> make messages go back to /var/mail
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m <user list> mail to specific users
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q quit, saving unresolved messages in mbox
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x quit, do not remove system mailbox
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