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Date:      Mon, 1 Jan 2007 18:52:44 -0500
From:      "Michael P. Soulier" <msoulier@digitaltorque.ca>
To:        "Sahil Tandon" <sahil@tandon.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How to stop automatic creation of /var/mail/$USER
Message-ID:  <fb6605670701011552l704669f8lf2fdea599555f6a@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <45999C02.8020008@tandon.net>
References:  <20070101203920.GA955@tandon.net> <fb6605670701011312w344779cewa857b5afeb1fbd4d@mail.gmail.com> <45999C02.8020008@tandon.net>

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On 1/1/07, Sahil Tandon <sahil@tandon.net> wrote:
> It doesn't hurt anyone but is it possible to disable its creation?

Not sure if there's an easier way, but you could always patch it and
rebuild it.

Or, you could just put a wrapper around it that removes the file after
creating it.

Mike
-- 
Michael P. Soulier <msoulier@digitaltorque.ca>
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a
touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction."
--Albert Einstein



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