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

Jesse Molina a =E9crit :
> I will do so. Thanks very much for confirming.
>
>
>
> Stefan Hornburg wrote:
> =

>> 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 i=
s =

>>> 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
Personnally, on debian, I use nail... It works really fine. And with a =

simple link, it can handle mail with the command you want ;)

HTH.
Jerome Blion.


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