Re: [courier-users] GNU mailutils /usr/bin/mail can't send mail

Jesse Molina wrote:
> Greetings
>
> I have a most peculiar problem and am seeking advice.
>
> I'm at a loss on this one. I've googled around and searched for anyone
> else who might have had this problem, but I've found nothing.
>
> I have two systems showing the same symptoms. /usr/bin/mail, part of
> the Debian mailutils package, can't send mail from the root user if
> Courier MTA is the local MTA. A nearly identical system using exim has
> no problem.
>
> Sending mail from other users on these systems works perfectly. This is
> also not a problem of the MTA accepting inbound mail to the root user,
> as I successfully receive those mails.
>
> I suspect a compatibility problem between mailutils and courier's
> sendmail, but I'm not sure about it, or why this is only affecting the
> root user.
>
>
>
> If I do, as the root user, the following single-line command;
>
> echo "I like cheese." | /usr/bin/mail -s "test root mail" -t
> jesse@opendreams.net
>
> Then nothing happens -- the mail disappears into nothingness, with the
> exception of the following syslog message (sorrows
> is the local hostname);
>
> Jun 17 23:24:44 sorrows 250 Ok.
>
> The same command as any other user works just fine.

I can confirm this behaviour, please file a bug report in the Debian BTS.

Racke


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