# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 782447980 0
# Node ID a035cc3716a1b89d44b056acec1262efa0aeaa68
# Parent  bcc9342cf633186b907a7af66710c95c3ae25f18
(display-time-filter): Ignore mail-spool-file if not string.

diff -r bcc9342cf633 -r a035cc3716a1 lisp/time.el
--- a/lisp/time.el	Tue Oct 18 02:32:43 1994 +0000
+++ b/lisp/time.el	Tue Oct 18 02:39:40 1994 +0000
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 
 (defvar display-time-mail-file nil
   "*File name of mail inbox file, for indicating existence of new mail.
-Default is system-dependent, and is the same as used by Rmail.")
+Non-nil and not a string means don't check for mail.  nil means use
+default, which is system-dependent, and is the same as used by Rmail.")
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defvar display-time-day-and-date nil "\
@@ -127,7 +128,8 @@
                               (getenv "MAIL")
                               (concat rmail-spool-directory
                                       (user-login-name))))
-	 (mail (and (or (null display-time-server-down-time)
+	 (mail (and (stringp mail-spool-file)
+		    (or (null display-time-server-down-time)
 			;; If have been down for 20 min, try again.
 			(> (- (nth 1 (current-time))
 			      display-time-server-down-time)