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.TH MSGCHK %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
-msgchk \- check for messages
+msgchk \- check system mail drop for messages
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP 5
.na
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B msgchk
-program checks all known mail drops for mail waiting
-for you. For those drops which have mail for you,
+program checks your system mail drop for mail waiting
+for you, or the given users.
+If the requested users have mail,
.B msgchk
will
-indicate if it believes that you have seen the mail in question before.
+indicate if it believes that they have seen the mail in question before.
.PP
The
.B \-notify
.B msgchk
to print out the last date mail was read, if this can
be determined.
+.PP
+If
+.I users
+are given, then
+.B msgchk
+will only check the default system mail drops.
+Otherwise,
+.B msgchk
+will evaluate the environment variable
+.I MAILDROP
+and profile component
+.I MailDrop
+(in this order) first and, if they are set and non-empty,
+checks that mail drop instead of the system default mail drop.
.SH FILES
.fc ^ ~
.nf
.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
^$HOME/.mmh/profile~^The user profile
-^%etcdir%/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file
^%mailspool%/$USER~^Location of mail drop
.fi
.fc ^ ~
.nf
.ta 2.4i
-.ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName 'u
-None
+.ta \w'ExtraBigName 'u
+^MailDrop~^Supersedes the default mail drop location
.fi
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
+.fc ^ ~
+.nf
+.ta \w'ExtraBigName 'u
+^MAILDROP~^Highest priority alternative mail drop location
+.fi
+
+
.SH "SEE ALSO"
inc(1)