[Gllug] mail

[will]

Vincent AE Scott wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 

[root at hellacool src]# mailq
mailq: warning: Mail system is down -- accessing queue directly
Mail queue is empty

<kicks self>
<starts postfix>
<reads mail>

Will :-)  (sheepish)

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