Node:Mail Configuration Files, Previous:Mail Variables, Up:mail
Upon startup, mail reads the contents of the two command files:
the system-wide configuration file, and the user's configuration
file. Each line read from these files is processed like a usual
mail command.
When run with --norc (-N) option, mail does
not read the contents of system-wide configuration file. The user's
file, if it exists, is always processed.
The user's configuration file is located in the user's home
directory and is named .mailrc. The location and name of
the system-wide configuration file is determined when configuring the
package via --with-mail-rc option. It defaults to
sysconfdir/mail.rc.