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From: taylor@hplabsc.UUCP (Dave Taylor)
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Subject: Re: checkmail
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Date: Thu, 28-Aug-86 14:52:36 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 28 14:52:36 1986
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Summary: No no no...

Bill Silvert suggests using the ".mailrc" file to keep track of the last
time you checked for mail programmatically.

Well...this is not a real good technique since evil things can happen when
the user decides to edit their `.mailrc' file.  Instead, I recommend
people using "newmail" or "wnewmail" from the Elm Mail System package,
available through your local mod.sources site :-)

Ah! You say, How often do people touch their .mailrc file?  You'd be
suprised...IF I were using a mailer that used a .mailrc file I'd be
changing it weekly - since I have a LOT of aliases and am constantly
changing them as people move, as new routes turn out to be better, and
as I find new people worth keeping track of...

					-- Dave Taylor

			unbiased author of the Elm Mail System