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On 2021-12-13 23:12+0100 Frank Steinmetzger <Warp_7@×××.de> wrote: |
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> Am Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 10:34:08PM +0100 schrieb Frank Steinmetzger: |
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> > Using strace, I found out that mail from mailx puts those mail into |
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> > /var/spool/clientmqueue/, one file per mail, but not in a maildir |
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> > structure. |
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> OK, I found out that this is the usual outgoing queue which needs to |
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> be processed by sendmail, probably through another cronjob or a |
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> process that itself checks that directory periodically. |
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Hmm, I'm pretty sure this worked a few years ago. I just tested it on a |
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system on which I didn't configure mail before. My mails ended up in |
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/var/spool/nullmailer/queue. :-( |
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> > In many places I read that system mail—by default—goes into |
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> > /var/spool/mail/<user>, but until now I’ve yet to observe this |
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> > behavior. |
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> It’s really not easy to find a description of the default setup of |
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> olden days (or I’m simply using the wrong search terms). Because when |
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> you search for something like unix local mail setup, most results are |
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> about setting up an SMTP server. In hindsight—perhaps that is simply |
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> the way to go. :-/ |
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A lot of packages depend on virtual/mta, including mailx. It seems you |
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have no choice but to configure one of the MTAs virtual/mta depends on. |
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