Hello, if the MAIL variable is not configured or no mail file for the user exists, then the file '<unknown>' is polled. This causes unneccessary traffic if the home is nfs mounted. In this case, just leave *mail_path empty and return.
Index: source/mail.c =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/repository/epic4/source/mail.c,v retrieving revision 1.6 diff -u -p -r1.6 mail.c --- source/mail.c 9 May 2003 04:29:52 -0000 1.6 +++ source/mail.c 9 Jul 2003 19:00:53 -0000 @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static time_t old_stat = 0; else if (path_search(username, mail_path_list, tmp_mail_path)) mail_path = m_strdup(tmp_mail_path); else - mail_path = m_strdup("<unknown>"); + return 0; } /* If there is no mailbox, there is no mail! */ -- USB is for mice, FireWire is for men! _______________________________________________ List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://epicsol.org/mailman/listinfo/list