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Subject: conf/22645: Cannot override "ignore" in /etc/mail.rc
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>Number:         22645
>Category:       conf
>Synopsis:       Cannot override "ignore" in /etc/mail.rc
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Nov 06 12:00:01 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     
>Release:        FreeBSD 3.5-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
Tellme Networks
>Environment:

	

>Description:

From one of my more oddball users:

I use /usr/bin/mail on never as my mail reader.  Yes, it sucks.  It would suck
less if someone with root privileges would comment out the line beginning
"ignore" on /etc/mail.rc.  Yes, this will affect anyone who uses
/usr/bin/mail.  Anyone who wants these lines ignored can always add this
config line to his own .mailrc, but someone who doesn't want these lines
ignored has no recourse.  Solaris mailx supports "unignore", but FreeBSD mail
does not.

>How-To-Repeat:

	

>Fix:
	
Comment out the system-wide "ignore" config, or implement "unignore" which
ought to be trivial, if anyone cared enough.


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