try the msgchk program from the nmh package
--Tony
.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-.
Anthony J. Biacco Network Administrator/Engineer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.asteroid-b612.org
"It's not easy bein' green..there's so many colors I'd rather be"
.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-.
On Mon, 23 Aug 2004, Netlink Tech wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am using qpopper 4.0.5 with hash2 (/var/spool/mail/u/s/username ) for
> mailboxes.
>
> Previous to changing to hash2 mailboxes, I used finger to show my mailbox
> status (whether I had new mail or not).
>
> I looked at cfingerd, but it appears to only support
> /var/spool/mail/username or qmail format.
>
> Any suggestions on how to show a users mail status (new/lastread)?
> It need not be finger...but any script that will accept a username as an
> input and output the status of their mailbox.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
