default mail spool directory

default mail spool directory

[Kai Großjohann]

When using the `file' mail-sources specifier, /usr/spool/mail is used
as a default directory.  This is not the right directory on all
systems.  I think the same logic as for rmail-spool-directory should
be used.

* In Emacs, the above variable is defined in paths.el, so that we can
  just use it.  What about XEmacs?  What about Emacs 20?

* If we can't use the variable directly, should we (require 'rmail),
  or should we copy the logic?

kai
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Re: default mail spool directory

[Kai Großjohann]

I forgot: thanks to Steven for bringing this up.  Please cc him, in
case he's not a subscriber.
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Re: default mail spool directory

[Jochen Küpper]

>>>>> "Kai" == Kai Großjohann <Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE> writes:

 Kai> rmail-spool-directory should be used.

 Kai> * In Emacs, the above variable is defined in paths.el, so that
 Kai> we can just use it.  What about XEmacs?  What about Emacs 20?

Here, XEmacs-21.1.12 it is defined in paths.el as well.

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Re: default mail spool directory

[Kai Großjohann]

On 12 Oct 2000, Jochen Küpper wrote:
>>>>>> "Kai" == Kai Großjohann <Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE>
>>>>>> writes:
> 
>  Kai> rmail-spool-directory should be used.
> 
>  Kai> * In Emacs, the above variable is defined in paths.el, so that
>  Kai> we can just use it.  What about XEmacs?  What about Emacs 20?
> 
> Here, XEmacs-21.1.12 it is defined in paths.el as well.

Good.  I propose the following, then:

(defvar mail-source-spool-directory
  (if (boundp 'rmail-spool-directory) rmail-spool-directory
    "/usr/spool/mail/"))

And then, the default file name for a `file' mail-sources entry is
(expand-file-name user-login-name mail-source-spool-directory).

If nobody objects, I'll do this.

kai
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Re: default mail spool directory

[Steven E. Harris]

Yes, I'm subscribed here. I brought it up on gnu.emacs.gnus because I
thought the ding list was only for unreleased Gnus issues.

In any case, rmail-spool-directory is set appropriately on my Debian
system. It finds "/var/mail/" first, but looks like it would select
"/var/spool/mail" (because system-type is "linux") if the first
directory wasn't found.

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