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+# Crudely but quickly count mail in the user's inbox, if we can find it
+username=$(id -nu)
+if [ "$#" -eq 0 ] ; then
+ set -- "$MAIL" /var/mail/"$username" /var/spool/mail/"$username"
+fi
+for path ; do
+ [ -e "$path" ] || continue
+ grep -ch -- '^From ' "$path"
+ exit
+done
+printf >&2 'Couldn'\''t find user mail spool; provide it as an argument...?\n'
+exit 1