On Feb 3, 2009, at 1:46 AM, Kris Tilford wrote:
> > I still don't understand. > > My OS X System has been continuously upgraded and/or transferred and > has a lineage going back many years. My Terminal NEVER has any mail > messages, and my var/mail/~user file is empty. You haven't installed anything that sends mail to the local system. Any number of things, mostly programs that were originally linux-based that run in the background (like ClamXAv, mysql, PostgreSQL, Apache (when set up that way, etc etc) will send mail to various users in the system. If it was installed under your user name, it is your account that gets the mail. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
