pam_mail

notifies users of new mail

Check for new mail

$ session optional pam_mail.so

Show standard mail path

$ session optional pam_mail.so standard

Custom mail directory

$ session optional pam_mail.so dir=~/Maildir

Quiet on empty

$ session optional pam_mail.so quiet

Suppress new-mail check (login MOTD only)

$ session optional pam_mail.so nopen

pam_mail.so [options]

pam_mail notifies users of new mail. Checks mail spool at login.The module displays mail notifications. Session login feature.

dir=PATH

Mail directory (overrides the MAIL environment variable).

standard

Use the standard mail spool location.

close

Also print a notice at session close if new mail has arrived.

empty

Report even when the mailbox is empty.

hash=N

Look in N hashed subdirectories under `dir` (for sites with hashed spools).

nopen

Do not inspect any mailboxes on login (suppresses the status message).

noenv

Do not export the `MAIL` environment variable.

quiet

Only report if there is new mail (no "no mail" message).

Session module. Mail spool dependent. Optional notification.

pam_mail provides mail notification at login for Unix mail spools.