02-08-2009
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Originally Posted by
funksen
to answer both of your posts
you don't need the -v flag, it's for more detailed output of linux mail command, and mailx in solaris
if you want it, use
echo bla | mailx -v emailaddress
>>It says... svcs: not found. What does this mean?<<
that means your shell could not find the svcs command in your path, set in PATH variable
your solaris is too old for svcs, or it's simply not in your path
check for sendmail in /etc/init.d
/etc/init.d/sendmail start
Hi
,
What should be done next. I could find this /etc/init.d/sendmail start in my server. What should I check and modify so that my server will be able to send mails...
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from(1) General Commands Manual from(1)
NAME
from - Shows whom mail messages are from
SYNOPSIS
from [-s sender] [user]
The from command prints out the mail header lines in your mailbox file.
OPTIONS
Prints headers for mail sent by sender. Specifies a mail spool directory.
Use this flag if you want to examine a mailbox in a directory other than /usr/spool/mail, which is the system default.
DESCRIPTION
If user is specified, then user's mailbox is examined instead of your own.
EXAMPLES
To display the message headings in your mailbox, enter: from
The names of the senders and the message dates are displayed. To display the message headings for mail sent by a specific user,
enter: from -s dale
Displays only the message headings of the messages sent from user dale. To display the message headings in a specific user's mail-
box, enter: from dawn
The message headings from user dawn's mailbox are displayed, provided you have read permission for dawn's mailbox.
FILES
User mailbox files.
SEE ALSO
Commands: biff(1), mail(1), mailx(1)
from(1)