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From: thelma@×××××××××××.com
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o, Grant Taylor <gtaylor@×××××××××××××××××××××.net>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: configure "net-mail/mailutils" - non-answer / drive by comment
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2021 22:58:25
Message-Id: c2b762b2-fc9f-6942-4045-a65170c2eea0@sys-concept.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: configure "net-mail/mailutils" - non-answer / drive by comment by Grant Taylor
1 On 12/31/21 15:39, Grant Taylor wrote:
2 > I don't have an answer for you, but I do have a drive by comment.
3 >
4 > On 12/31/21 3:09 PM, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote:
5 >> I'm trying to find a solution to read and delete local mail in: /var/mail/[user]  as Thunderbird discontinued support for reading local mail directory (movemail).
6 >
7 > This type of need is why I have ~/.forward files on most systems so that email to my local account is forwarded to (one of) my primary email accounts that Thunderbird does check.
8
9 mail --file=/var/mail/[user]
10
11 works, but I would rather have it configured in Thunderbird or Gmail.
12
13 How do you configure "~/.forward"?

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