diff lisp/paths.el @ 13806:640ac6d840c1

(rmail-spool-directory): Try /var/spool/mail. (news-path): Use /var/spool/news as last resort.

--- a/lisp/paths.el	Thu Dec 21 17:59:43 1995 +0000
+++ b/lisp/paths.el	Thu Dec 21 18:01:03 1995 +0000
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@
 Therefore, the directory of Info files that come with Emacs
 normally should come last (so that local files override standard ones).")
 
-(defvar news-path "/usr/spool/news/"
+(defvar news-path
+  (if (file-exists-p "/usr/spool/news/")
+      "/usr/spool/news/"
+    "/var/spool/news/")
   "The root directory below which all news files are stored.")
 
 (defvar news-inews-program
@@ -98,6 +101,9 @@
 	;; let's assume this dir is never used for anything else.
 	((file-exists-p "/var/mail")
 	 "/var/mail/")
+	;; Many GNU/Linux systems use this name.
+	((file-exists-p "/var/spool/mail")
+	 "/var/spool/mail")
 	((memq system-type '(dgux hpux usg-unix-v unisoft-unix rtu irix))
 	 "/usr/mail/")
 	(t "/usr/spool/mail/"))