Scott Schappell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> I am using qmail with FreeBSD 3.3, and when my users telnet in, ssh in or
> login from a terminal, it does not tell them they have new mail, when they
> do (in the case of ssh, it says "no mail" regardless).  I am using
> /home/<user>/Mailbox for delivery.  For telnet, I'm using telnetd via inetd,
> and sshd2 for ssh connections. I RTFAQ, and didn't see anything that
> specifically addressed that issue. What do I need to change?

Write a script for your system-wide .bashrc which does something like
"Check the contents of $HOME/Mailbox for new messages and print 'You have
new mail' if there is any".

If you deliver to $HOME/Maildir/, all you have to do is check whether there
are any files in $HOME/Maildir/new/ .

Charles
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Charles Cazabon         <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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