From 7cf202bd653a13fb04081e963c3165bd7fb895d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karl Heuer Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1995 18:01:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (rmail-spool-directory): Try /var/spool/mail. (news-path): Use /var/spool/news as last resort. --- lisp/paths.el | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/lisp/paths.el b/lisp/paths.el index 990e4a0ae70..f4516d37a61 100644 --- a/lisp/paths.el +++ b/lisp/paths.el @@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ They are searched in the order they are given in this list. Therefore, the directory of Info files that come with Emacs normally should come last (so that local files override standard ones).") -(defvar news-path "/usr/spool/news/" +(defvar news-path + (if (file-exists-p "/usr/spool/news/") + "/usr/spool/news/" + "/var/spool/news/") "The root directory below which all news files are stored.") (defvar news-inews-program @@ -98,6 +101,9 @@ Will use `gnus-startup-file'-SERVER instead if exists.") ;; let's assume this dir is never used for anything else. ((file-exists-p "/var/mail") "/var/mail/") + ;; Many GNU/Linux systems use this name. + ((file-exists-p "/var/spool/mail") + "/var/spool/mail") ((memq system-type '(dgux hpux usg-unix-v unisoft-unix rtu irix)) "/usr/mail/") (t "/usr/spool/mail/")) -- 2.39.2