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Checking the status of mail sent.

Hi,
Is there any way to check the status of the mail sent or not.e.g

Code:

mail -s "Error Message" abc@xyz.com <aaa/bbb/data.txt

Can it return a status code which will confirm the delivery of mail sent?Please suggest.

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i dont think it sends an exist code. but you can check it.

Code:

mail -s "Error Message" abc@xyz.com <aaa/bbb/data.txt
if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]
then 
echo "mail was not sent properly"
fi

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