Andreas Gerdd wrote:
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> On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 16:11, Jan Stary <hans@stare.cz> wrote:
>   
>> How did you enable it before?
>>     
>
> I did not enable anything before. It was already working.
> That notification feature comes by the default installation, i guess.
>
> Some more details:
>
> $ echo $MAILCHECK
> 600
>
> $ echo $MAIL
> /var/mail/andreas
>
> I still don't receive any "new mail" notification.
> And mail command shows that i have new mails. (They are local system mails)
>
> $ mail
> "/var/mail/andreas": 22 messages 22 new
>   

Are you using a different shell now?  They [sh, csh, ksh, bash, etc.] 
all handle mail notification slightly differently.  Check the man page 
for the shell you are using for details.

-- 
Ron McDowell
San Antonio TX