topic mailx problem in Operating System - HP-UX

mailx problem

j773303 — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 07:38:04 GMT

Does anyone know using mailx command send mail
to the outlook express mail server, if it doesn't successful, which file will keep the
original mail data?

Re: mailx problem

Michael Tully — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 07:42:15 GMT

If mail does not send, probably due to the mail server being down, running, the 'mailq' command will tell you which ones.

The files themselves will sit in the /var/spool/mqueue directory for a default of 5 days if they don't get sent.

Re: mailx problem

Balaji N — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 07:46:18 GMT

hi
check the mail logs in /var/adm/syslog directly. normally the file is called dead.letter, if there is an error sending it.

check if the data is already in queue. if not, there is a chance the mail has been bounced back to the user who has sent the mail.

hth
-b-

Re: mailx problem

T G Manikandan — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 07:46:22 GMT

One place will be the $HOME/dead.letter for any delivery errors.

Also the mail bounced back will be stored in the user's mail box.
/var/mail/