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<varlistentry>
<term><option>MAIL_DIR</option> (string)</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The mail spool directory. This is needed to manipulate the mailbox
when its corresponding user account is modified or deleted. If not
specified, a compile-time default is used.
The parameter CREATE_MAIL_SPOOL in <filename>/etc/default/useradd</filename>
determines whether the mail spool should be created.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry><varlistentry>
<term><option>MAIL_FILE</option> (string)</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Defines the location of the users mail spool files relatively to
their home directory.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<!-- FIXME: MAIL_FILE not used in useradd -->
<para>
The <option>MAIL_DIR</option> and <option>MAIL_FILE</option> variables
are used by <command>useradd</command>, <command>usermod</command>, and
<command>userdel</command> to create, move, or delete the user's mail
spool.
</para>
<para condition="no_pam">
If <option>MAIL_CHECK_ENAB</option> is set to
<replaceable>yes</replaceable>, they are also used to define the
<envar>MAIL</envar> environment variable.
</para>
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