Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:06:01 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: EdwardKing <zhangsc@neusoft.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mail not work Message-ID: <871w21fcw6.fsf@kobe.laptop> In-Reply-To: <002b01c8e2ed$4c486ac0$3f83a8c0@neusofteaf5839> (EdwardKing's message of "Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:30:18 %2B0800") References: <002b01c8e2ed$4c486ac0$3f83a8c0@neusofteaf5839>
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On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:30:18 +0800, EdwardKing <zhangsc@neusoft.com> wrote:
> I use mailx command,such as Tom to Kate,I like following command:
> $mail Kate
> Subject:Hello
> Hello world
> (press Ctrl+D)
> EOT
>
> Then I use user Kate to login,and check mail,
> $mail
> No mail for Kate
>
> Why I can't receive letter? where is wrong?
mailx depends on a correctly configured `mail transfer agent', and it
expects the *login* name of a user, not their real name.
* Do you have a local user whose login name is `Kate'?
* Did you do anything to enable Sendmail (the default mail transfer
agent)?
* What does the `/var/log/maillog' file contain?
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