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diff --git a/man/rmail.texi b/man/rmail.texi index 12a3d49402..0376ef93a6 100644 --- a/man/rmail.texi +++ b/man/rmail.texi @@ -302,10 +302,10 @@ mail with Rmail. This operation is called @dfn{getting new mail}. You can get new mail at any time in Rmail by typing @kbd{g}. @vindex rmail-primary-inbox-list -@cindex @code{MAIL} environment variable +@cindex @env{MAIL} environment variable The variable @code{rmail-primary-inbox-list} contains a list of the files which are inboxes for your primary Rmail file. If you don't set -this variable explicitly, it is initialized from the @code{MAIL} +this variable explicitly, it is initialized from the @env{MAIL} environment variable, or, as a last resort, set to @code{nil}, which means to use the default inbox. The default inbox is @file{/var/mail/@var{username}}, @file{/usr/spool/mail/@var{username}}, @@ -1122,13 +1122,13 @@ with POP if you compile it with the macro @code{MAIL_USE_POP} defined. @code{movemail} only works with POP3, not with older versions of POP. -@cindex @code{MAILHOST} environment variable +@cindex @env{MAILHOST} environment variable @cindex POP inboxes Assuming you have compiled and installed @code{movemail} appropriately, you can specify a POP inbox by using a ``file name'' of the form @samp{po:@var{username}}, in the inbox list of an Rmail file. @code{movemail} handles such a name by opening a connection to the POP -server. The @code{MAILHOST} environment variable specifies the machine +server. The @env{MAILHOST} environment variable specifies the machine to look for the server on; alternatively, you can specify the POP server host name as part of the mailbox name using the syntax @samp{po:@var{username}:@var{hostname}}. |