previously on my system when i su'd between users and run mutt the MAIL env vcariable would be setup to the user i su'd to so the mail spool file could be found. Some package upgrade must have changed something as this no longer works. i can ofcourse i could put something into .bashrc but i want a global system wide solution. where is the best place to make such a change and what is the best way of doing it ? regards jools