Re: /var/mail/mail

From: David Baron (d_baron_at_012.net.il)
Date: 11/24/04

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    To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
    Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:11:25 +0200
    
    

    On Tuesday 23 November 2004 14:57, debian-user-digest-request@lists.debian.org
    wrote:
    >> I think the best way is to change the file /etc/aliases. A few lines
    > >from that file on my system:
    > >* * *
    > >mail: root

    >I have this line there.
    >I added cron: root so will see what happens with that.

    Did not help. Actually, cron may run some stuff as "nobody". Maybe
    nobody: root
    :-)

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