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To: Blessan <blessanvarghese@gmail.com>
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From: Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:51:10 +0400
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Subject: Re: Free BSD 7 - Not able to receive messages
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:17:59 +0530 Blessan wrote:

> I have installed free bsd 7 on on Intel Xeon Machine with 1 Gb ram.
> But i cant use the mailing facility .. i can send mail by typing [mail
> username]  then follows the subject and message then EOF. but i when i check
> mail of that particular user it shows No mail for that user ??
> Why is it so .. ? Do i have to reinstall ..

Is your <usename> a local one? An example of your typing and system
diagnostics will be helpfull.

Then there is a /var/log/maillog file with sendmail (assuming you
didn't install and use other MTA) diagnostic messages. Look there
for more details. If you don't understand them, please post the
relevant part.


WBR
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Boris Samorodov (bsam)
Research Engineer, http://www.ipt.ru Telephone & Internet SP
FreeBSD committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve