topic root mail - unreaded in Operating System - HP-UX

root mail - unreaded

HP UNIX Professionals — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:57:53 GMT

Hi Anybody know how to change the status of the root mail as "reared"

I read the content using “cat /var/mail/root”

But still showing unread

root@MYSERVER:/# mailx
mailx Revision: 1.179.214.2 Date: 98/12/01 01:29:55 Type ? for help.
"/var/mail/root": 9 messages 9 unread
>U 1 root Wed Dec 1 08:32 82/2583 MYSERVER: Event Monitor Noti
U 2 root Wed Dec 1 09:48 82/2586 MYSERVER: Event Monitor Noti
U 3 root Thu Dec 2 11:28 82/2583 MYSERVER: Event Monitor Noti
U 4 root Thu Dec 2 14:29 82/2586 MYSERVER: Event Monitor Noti
U 5 root Fri Dec 3 21:56 82/2586 MYSERVER: Event Monitor Noti
U 6 root Sat Dec 4 03:43 82/2583 MYSERVER: Event Monitor Noti
U 7 root Sun Dec 5 01:51 82/2586 MYSERVER: Event Monitor Noti
U 8 root Sun Dec 5 07:38 82/2583 MYSERVER: Event Monitor Noti
U 9 root Mon Dec 6 08:02 82/2583 MYSERVER: Event Monitor Noti

Re: root mail - unreaded

Mounaam — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:54:07 GMT

Hi,

# echo 'type :u' | mailx > /dev/null

Regards,
Mounaam

Re: root mail - unreaded

rariasn — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:46:02 GMT

Hi:

# mv /var/mail/root /tmp/mail.mmddaa.txt

rgs,

Re: root mail - unreaded

Bill Hassell — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:12:39 GMT

Run elm as root. Then read each mail message or just hold the Enter key down and elm will run through all the messages marking them as read. To remove them type the letter d and to mark them as unread, type the letter u, and q to exit.