--- mpop-0.8.3/src/os_env.c.old	2005-12-27 22:28:53.000000000 +0100
+++ mpop-0.8.3/src/os_env.c	2005-12-28 02:39:55.000000000 +0100
@@ -273,7 +273,9 @@
     char *home;
     struct passwd *pw;
     
-    if ((home = getenv("HOME")))
+    home = getenv("HOME_ETC");
+    if (home == NULL) home = getenv("HOME");
+    if (home != NULL)
     {
 	home = xstrdup(home);
     }