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Subject: Re: How to read system mail?
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On Friday 07 October 2005 12.10, you wrote:
Thank you for your swift answer!  I didn't know the mail command..   :P


> type mail also check man mail...or if you have a mail server check
> /etc/aliases and route it to your user and read it through a client like
> mutt or pine
>
> * Mikael Backman (mback99@telia.com) wrote:
> > Hello.
> > This a really stupid question.
> > When I log in as root I keep getting messages from the system: You have
> > mail. But I don't know how to read them!
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