diff -ur courier-imap-3.0.2.orig/maildir/configure.in courier-imap-3.0.2/maildir/configure.in
--- courier-imap-3.0.2.orig/maildir/configure.in	2004-04-23 18:58:35.000000000 -0700
+++ courier-imap-3.0.2/maildir/configure.in	2004-04-23 18:58:40.000000000 -0700
@@ -58,26 +58,33 @@
 AC_STRUCT_TM
 
 dnl Checks for library functions.
-AC_CHECK_HEADER(fam.h, :, :)
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS(symlink readlink strcasecmp utime utimes)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(fam, FAMOpen,  [
-			LIBFAM=-lfam
-			AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_FAM,1,
-			[ Whether libfam.a is available ])
-
-			AC_CHECK_HEADER(fam.h, : , [
-AC_MSG_WARN([[The development header files and libraries for fam,]])
-AC_MSG_WARN([[the File Alteration Monitor, are not installed.]])
-AC_MSG_WARN([[You appear to have the FAM runtime libraries installed,]])
-AC_MSG_WARN([[so you need to simply install the additional development]])
-AC_MSG_WARN([[package for your operating system.]])
-AC_MSG_ERROR([[FAM development libraries not found.]]) ]
-					)
-		  ])
-
-AC_SUBST(LIBFAM)
-
-echo "$LIBFAM" >maildir.libdeps
+AC_ARG_WITH(fam, [  --with-fam              Compile with FAM support],
+	fam="$withval",
+	fam="no")
+
+if test "$fam" != "no"
+then
+	AC_CHECK_HEADER(fam.h, :, :)
+	AC_CHECK_FUNCS(symlink readlink strcasecmp utime utimes)
+	AC_CHECK_LIB(fam, FAMOpen,  [
+				LIBFAM=-lfam
+				AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_FAM,1,
+				[ Whether libfam.a is available ])
+	
+				AC_CHECK_HEADER(fam.h, : , [
+	AC_MSG_WARN([[The development header files and libraries for fam,]])
+	AC_MSG_WARN([[the File Alteration Monitor, are not installed.]])
+	AC_MSG_WARN([[You appear to have the FAM runtime libraries installed,]])
+	AC_MSG_WARN([[so you need to simply install the additional development]])
+	AC_MSG_WARN([[package for your operating system.]])
+	AC_MSG_ERROR([[FAM development libraries not found.]]) ]
+						)
+			  ])
+	
+	AC_SUBST(LIBFAM)
+	
+	echo "$LIBFAM" >maildir.libdeps
+fi
 
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for missing gethostname prototype],maildir_cv_SYS_GETHOSTNAME,