[Gllug] mail

[Vincent AE Scott]

will(will at hellacool.co.uk)@Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 06:05:04PM +0000:
> Bruce Richardson wrote:
> > On 3/4/02, 5:44:28 PM, will <will at hellacool.co.uk> wrote regarding Re: 
> > [Gllug] mail:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >>I have the mail binary, as in I type in:
> >>
> > 
> >>#mail user at domain.com
> >>
> > 
> >>I assumed I didn't have it after looking for the string 'mailx' and not
> >>finding anything.  I am using mandrake 8.1
> >>
> > 
> > What happens when you try using it, then.  How much succeeds, how much 
> > fails? Insufficient data for analysis at this point.
> 
> Well it seems to succeed, here is the session:
> 
> [will at hellacool mail]$ mail will at hellacool.co.uk
> Subject: test
> test
> .
> Cc:
> [will at hellacool mail]$
> 
> The mail never arives.  The same happens when I do $mail will (local user).
> 
> Unfortunatly I have insufficient understanding of mail to have the first 
> idea ofwhere to start :-)
> 


check system logs, and see if theres anything in the mail queue.  you
may be able to just do :
# mailq

not sure which MTA's come with that command.

might i also recommend turning on debug in your mail sub system.  
oh, and if your feeling really adventurous, try strace and lsof.

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