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From: david@csource.OZ.AU (david nugent)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: NEW_MAIL variable under Novell (2.15)
Message-ID: <531@csource.OZ.AU>
Date: 17 Jun 90 03:37:33 GMT
References: <790@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au>
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In <790@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au> U5533129@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (CARDIOLOGY, R.M.H.) writes:

>Can anyone tell me how Novell Netware sets the variable NEW_MAIL used in login
>scripts.  I assume it looks for something in SYS:MAIL\<user number>.  Am I
>right?  Can anyone tell me what it looks for?

Take a look at your system login script for a

	DOS SET NEW_MAIL="value"

If not there, then try the login script for each user.

These should be accessed via the SYSCON utility rather than editing
the "LOGIN" file in each user's mail directory.

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