--- applets/gen_util/mailcheck.c.orig	Tue Dec 29 05:22:54 1998
+++ applets/gen_util/mailcheck.c	Tue Dec 29 05:23:08 1998
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@
 	
 		if ((user = getenv("USER")) != NULL){
 			mc->mail_file = g_malloc(strlen(user) + 20);
-			sprintf(mc->mail_file, "/var/spool/mail/%s", user);
+			sprintf(mc->mail_file, "/var/mail/%s", user);
 		} else {
 			return NULL;
 		}
