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From: nate@cpocd2.UUCP (Nathan Hess)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: Mail drop path for mode line
Message-ID: <1145@cpocd2.UUCP>
Date: 26 Feb 88 23:02:54 GMT
References: <8340@reed.UUCP>
Reply-To: nate@cpocd2.intel.com (Nathan Hess)
Organization: Intel Corp., ASIC Services Operation, Chandler AZ
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In article <8340@reed.UUCP> trost@reed.UUCP (Bill Trost) writes:
>[...] What I want to do is tell emacs that my maildrop is in a
>different location other than the default "/usr/spool/mail/$USER", but
>I can't see to get a hold on the variable that controls this.  Anyone
>out there know where I can find it?


Well, as you pointed out, it's a variable, so I just ran through all the
mail-related variables and came up with:

rmail-file-name		      
  Variable: Name of user's primary mail file.

rmail-primary-inbox-list      
  Variable: List of files which are inboxes for user's primary mail file ~/RMAIL.

A (setq rmail-primary-inbox-list "<new maildrop file>") should do the
trick rather nicely.

--woodstock
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	   "How did you get your mind to tilt like your hat?"

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