On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:40:27 +0800, Umarzuki Mochlis wrote: > from what i heard that mail command does not need to have mail service > running, right?
Well, you need a mail routing facility available in your system or a similar tool that can be configured to directly contact e-mail servers (like mutt). > so i tried below command from my laptop just to check if i can put > similar command in crontab later then i wouldn't have to log in to a > server just to check if a process failed > > $ tail /var/mail/user | mail -s "system mail on `date +%F`" [email protected] If you're using the default installation, look at your "/var/log/exim4/*" logs... > but the email does not arrive at [email protected]. Is there any > possibility that the mail could be blocked because i could not find it > in mailq? Mmm... that's hardly the reason because a mail facility is required for any current Debian installation, I mean, most sure you have Exim4 in place but the default Exim4 configuration is not allowed to send remote messages. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
