Re: echo $MAIL

[ronin2@bellatlantic.net]

On Tue, 1 Apr 2003 06:48:17 -0800
debian_newbie <jerryvb@ispwest.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to learn Mutt. On the My First Mutt web site
> "http://mutt.blackfish.org.uk/storage/"it says that Mutt by default
> looks in the mailspool for mail. It then says to find your mailspool
> do this:
> 
> echo $MAIL
> 
> well, when I do that I get this:
> 
> jerry@debian:~$ echo $MAIL
> 
> jerry@debian:~$


It looks like MAIL either doesn't exist or contains nothing.

Kevin