Why does terminal say: "You have mail"?
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Mar 15, 2026167988 viewsConfidence Score1%
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Any idea why my Mac terminal says: You have mail in /var/mail/lofye How can I make it stop saying that every time I open terminal?
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Somehow you've had a script or something similar deliver mail to your account on your local machine which is stored in You can either remove the file which will remove the alert that you have mail (as it will alert you if that folder is present and/or has unread messages) or you can use to read the messages before deleting them.
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