shadow/man/login.defs.d/MAIL_CHECK_ENAB.xml

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<varlistentry condition="no_pam">
  <term><option>MAIL_CHECK_ENAB</option> (boolean)</term>
  <listitem>
    <para>
      Enable checking and display of mailbox status upon login.
    </para>
    <para>
      You should disable it if the shell startup files already check for
      mail ("mailx -e" or equivalent).
    </para>
  </listitem>
</varlistentry>