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Configure system for mail(x)
Hi,

I would like to make a BASH shell script email me regarding its status (ie. it has errored while processing a file, it has finished etc.).

- This script will be distributed to users using Macs and a variety of Linux flavors. Is there a standard mail utility that most OS's should have? I have seen reference to mail and mailx. However I had to install them on my PC running Ubuntu 10.04. Installing isn't that big of a deal, but I would like to use a function that is compatible with the most systems.

- Are there any system configurations I must perform in order to use mail or mailx? The reason I ask is that I executed the following command:

Code:
echo "this is the body of the email" | mail -s "test email" my_email

at 1)My PC running Ubuntu 10.04 - I didn't receive any emails, and 2) My Macbook Pro running OSX 10.6 - I only received emails when using my university's network (ie it didn't work at home).

- Finally, will mail or mailx be able to receive email? I would like to be able to email my script back, have it parse the email, and perform specific actions depending on my response. Is that possible?

Thanks for any help.

Mike
 
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script

script(1)							   User Commands							 script(1)

NAME

       script - make record of a terminal session

SYNOPSIS

       script [-a] [filename]

DESCRIPTION

       The  script  utility  makes a record of everything printed on your screen. The record is written to filename. If no file name is given, the
       record is saved in the file typescript. See WARNINGS.

       The script command forks and creates a sub-shell, according to the value of $SHELL, and records the text from this session. The script ends
       when the forked shell exits or when Control-d is typed.

OPTIONS

       The following option is supported:

       -a    Appends the session record to filename, rather than overwriting it.

NOTES

       script places everything that appears on the screen in filename, including prompts.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |CSI			     |Enabled			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       attributes(5)

WARNINGS

       script  can  pose  a  security risk when used in directories that are writable by other users (for example, /tmp), especially when run by a
       privileged user, that is, root. Be sure that typescript is not a link before running script.

SunOS 5.11							    30 Jan 2004 							 script(1)