You have new mail ... line when switching to text screen

[waltwhit]

I installed RH9, Apache, Bind, and my websites are up and running. I never setup/changed anything to do with any mail program, although i realize some of the programs I installed are interacting with sendmail, ie Forum and Postnuke.
When i do ctrl-alt-f1 and log into the text desktop, i get a message: You have new mail. So, i ran Evolution Email, and filled in the info, but no email. I am guessing this is "system mail" or something? How do i find this mail?

 

[QatQat]

go to

/var/spool/mail

'cat' the relevant username

Bye


Qatqat

I have been happy throughout my life in thinking that samba was I kind of dance; now I live with Linux and all I do is working.

 

[Morsing]

Use 'mailx', 'pine', 'mutt' or similar to read emails.

Cheers

Henrik Morsing
Certified AIX 4.3 Systems Administration
& p690 Technical Support

 

[waltwhit]

Thanks Qatqat, that was it...soo much to learn so little time

 

[Morsing]

Hmm... A rather unusual way to read your emails?!?

Cheers

Henrik Morsing
Certified AIX 4.3 Systems Administration
& p690 Technical Support

 

[QatQat]

Hi Morsing,

he did not want to read his e-mails but just delete the first logon message that appears in any RedHat version.


Bye

Qatqat

I have been happy throughout my life in thinking that samba was I kind of dance; now I live with Linux and all I do is working.