mail(4)


mail -- system-wide mail configuration settings file

Synopsis

/etc/default/mail

Description

/etc/default/mail allows for system-wide mail configuration settings. Currently, it is only used to configure the message store which is primarily concerned with mail folder settings and INBOX locations.

The factory default settings for /etc/default/mail are preserved in a file so that they can be restored easily. That file is /etc/mail/mail.factory.

The message store (Version 1.0) uses strings beginning with MS1_. All message store settings can be overridden by individual users by placing a file called .maildef in their home directory. Only the parameters present in .maildef will be overridden.

The syntax of both files are identical and are composed of lines of the following format:

   parameter=value
Blank lines and lines beginning with a hash sign (#) are ignored. Parameters are case-sensitive, while their values are not.

The following parameters and values are supported in /etc/default/mail:

References

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