Re: [cobalt-users] Setting up an automated email?

[flash22@xxxxxxx]

On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, Jason Hough wrote:

> Hi all - I had an automatic email setup on my old Sun Sparc server. Now 
> that I've switched over to the Qube, I wanted to get it going again.
> I used to have this entry in my crontab:
> 
> 30 14 * * 4 echo "Dont forget your weekly report!" | mailx -s "Weekly 
> Report reminder..." avp
> 
> 
> However mailx doesnt seem to be installed on the Qube. Is there an 
> alternative way to do this, or do I need to figure out how to install 
> mailx? (any tips on that appreciated)

for the simple case above, just use 'mail' , it will do the same thing...

ps: I'd put it in the local crontab for some user (eg you) rather than
systemwide (admin/root) btw, else it
will bounce in strange ways ;)

gsh