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#### 6.4.13.1 Unix Mail Box

The nnmbox back end will use the standard Un*x mbox file to store mail. `nnmbox` will add extra headers to each mail article to say which group it belongs in.

Virtual server settings:

`nnmbox-mbox-file`

  The name of the mail box in the user’s home directory. Default is `~/mbox`.

`nnmbox-active-file`

  The name of the active file for the mail box. Default is `~/.mbox-active`.

`nnmbox-get-new-mail`

  If non-`nil`, `nnmbox` will read incoming mail and split it into groups. Default is `t`.