diff --git a/share/skel/dot.cshrc b/share/skel/dot.cshrc
index 0b9483a3dda9..a9aaae46d6d8 100644
--- a/share/skel/dot.cshrc
+++ b/share/skel/dot.cshrc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$Id$
+#	$Id: dot.cshrc,v 1.7 1997/02/22 13:56:32 peter Exp $
 #
 # .cshrc - csh resource script, read at beginning 
 #	   of execution by each shell
@@ -22,4 +22,7 @@ if ($?prompt) then
 	set history = 100
 	set savehist = 100
 	set mail = (/var/mail/$USER)
+
+	# make mail(1) happy:
+	setenv	crt	24
 endif
diff --git a/share/skel/dot.profile b/share/skel/dot.profile
index 8ee413bdf8eb..3852c82762c7 100644
--- a/share/skel/dot.profile
+++ b/share/skel/dot.profile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$Id: dot.profile,v 1.13 1997/08/03 18:37:46 wosch Exp $
+#	$Id: dot.profile,v 1.14 1997/08/15 23:41:26 ache Exp $
 #
 # .profile - Bourne Shell startup script for login shells
 #
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:$HOME/bin; export PATH
 BLOCKSIZE=K;	export BLOCKSIZE
 EDITOR=vi;   	export EDITOR
 PAGER=more;  	export PAGER
+# make mail(1) happy:
+crt=24;		export crt
 
 # set ENV to a file invoked each time sh is started for interactive use.
 ENV=$HOME/.shrc; export ENV