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# 8  
Old 04-22-2010
Good that you can get the email. Looks like your MTA does not like heavy emails. I guess the file is not too big. Check the size email.report

Code:
$ du -h email.report

if your "du" does not like -h option just try without it.

If you see the size of file is too big in GB's then size is the problem. If size is not too big then example less than 20-30 MB then there might be some other problem.

Also check the logs of your MTA usually in /var/log/sendmail etc etc ...

Two ways to solve: (I like 2nd way)

1. Try the max number of lines your MTA likes

Code:
$ tail  -n 1000 email.report | /usr/bin/mailx -s $REQ_SUBJECT -h 5 abc@xyz.com 
# increase 1000 in step of 1000 till the time you dont get email. 
# Also can try with size check main tail

Method 2:
If you still need the file in email and dont mind as attachment try this

Code:
$  tar zcvf email.report.tgz email.report
$ uuencode email.report.tgz email.report.tgz | mailx -s $REQ_SUBJECT -h 5 abc@xyz.com

# 9  
Old 04-22-2010
Hi chakrapani,

when i check
Code:
 du email.report

i got the below o/p

Code:
8       email.report

then i tried with ur 2nd method of tarring and sending it as attachment but to my badluck i didnot get the email Smilie

---------- Post updated at 10:31 PM ---------- Previous update was at 10:26 PM ----------

all these days it was working fine y all of a sudden it happened like this? is there any space problem?? i dont know much about unix ... i just use this tool for sending auto email after completing my work...

if i just type mail in my unix prompt i can see lots of old mails... do u think that is creating problem??

---------- Post updated at 10:33 PM ---------- Previous update was at 10:31 PM ----------

and about your first method i didnot get mail in the first attempt itself i mean for 1000 itself i didnot get the mail Smilie
# 10  
Old 04-22-2010
Yes, it could be a problem.
check if the mail daemon is running properly or not. Do a
Code:
ps -ef | grep mail

mail and paste the o/p.
May be you shoud contact your unix admin and have the mail daemon restart.
Last edited by devtakh; 04-22-2010 at 03:48 AM.. Reason: code tag
# 11  
Old 04-22-2010
it will work only till 85... not more than that imean tail -n 85..... Smilie

---------- Post updated at 10:50 PM ---------- Previous update was at 10:49 PM ----------
Quote:
Originally Posted by devtakh
Yes, it could be a problem.
check if the mail daemon is running properly or not. Do a
Code:
ps -ef | grep mail

mail and paste the o/p.
May be you shoud contact your unix admin and have the mail daemon restart.

this is the output..

Code:
9287 27604  0 02:49:27 pts/32    0:00 grep mail

# 12  
Old 04-22-2010
Well, it doesn't look like your mail process is running at all. You should request the admin to start it.

try to send a simple email and see if it is working

Code:
mailx -s "Testing" youremail@adress.com

also do a

Code:
which mailx

and used the absolute path of the mailx command and try again.
# 13  
Old 04-22-2010
if i send only the below the command i ll get the mail..


Code:
tail -n 85 email.report | /usr/bin/mailx -s $REQ_SUBJECT -h 5 abc@xyz.com

but note that only till 85 i ll get the mail..if i change that to 86 or more i wont get the mail...!
# 14  
Old 04-22-2010
ok, i see.

can you try
Code:
/usr/bin/mailx -s $REQ_SUBJECT -h 5 abc@xyz.com < email.report
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