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Re: [cobalt-users] How to delete mail through telnet?



On Thu, 15 Mar 2001, Adam Holt wrote:

> Hello,
> When I login via telnet, the server tells me I have mail,
> I type in mail, and am shown the following:
> "/var/spool/mail/admin": 1223 messages 1223 new
>
> So, now I'd like to know how to delete all these messages??
>
> Can someone tell me how to delete them in one big swoop?
>
> Thanks
>
as admin or root  'rm /var/spool/mail/admin'