--- servconf.c.orig	Thu Jun 11 07:01:12 1998
+++ servconf.c	Thu Jun 11 19:52:42 1998
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
   if (options->idle_timeout == -1)
     options->idle_timeout = 0;
   if (options->check_mail == -1)
-    options->check_mail = 1;
+    options->check_mail = 0;	/* default to no checking */
 #ifdef XAUTH_PATH
   if (options->xauth_path == NULL)
     options->xauth_path = XAUTH_PATH;
