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Re: How to configure cron (and pam?) to allow mail from cron?

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On Saturday 14 November 2015 21:25:47 Kynn Jones wrote:

> On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 8:36 PM, Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> 
wrote:
> > On Saturday 14 November 2015 17:58:59 Kynn Jones wrote:
> >> I'm trying to set up a `cron` job that will send me mail for some
> >> outputs.
> >>
> >> In my `crontab` I have the `MAILTO` variable set to my email
> >> address, as well as the directives
> >>
> >> * * * * * /bin/date >> /tmp/debug_cron
> >> * * * * * /bin/date >&2
> >
> > On the machine, MAILTO: is not normally to your email address, but
> > usually is username@localhost.
>
> Oh, I see.  That makes cron's mail feature significantly less
> useful/convenient than I thought.
>
> Thanks!
>
> kj

Works just fine.  I get all the mails from clamscan, amanda, and 
spamassassin's utilities that way.  The idea is that when a background 
task is done, it sends you an email with the results.

Cheers, Gene Heskett
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How to configure cron (and pam?) to allow mail from cron? Kynn Jones <kynnjo@gmail.com> - 2015-11-15 00:00 +0100
  Re: How to configure cron (and pam?) to allow mail from cron? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2015-11-15 02:40 +0100
    Re: How to configure cron (and pam?) to allow mail from cron? Kynn Jones <kynnjo@gmail.com> - 2015-11-15 03:30 +0100
      Re: How to configure cron (and pam?) to allow mail from cron? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2015-11-15 04:10 +0100
      Re: How to configure cron (and pam?) to allow mail from cron? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2015-11-17 16:10 +0100
        Re: How to configure cron (and pam?) to allow mail from cron? Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-11-17 19:10 +0100
          Re: How to configure cron (and pam?) to allow mail from cron? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-11-17 19:20 +0100
            Re: How to configure cron (and pam?) to allow mail from cron? Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-11-18 10:40 +0100

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