<mail> command missing?

[Peter Garrett]

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:01:07 -0800
Mike Bird <mgb-ubuntu at yosemite.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 2005-12-13 at 23:37, Peter Garrett wrote:
> > I noticed this too. I assume it's part of the "no servers by default"
> > policy - if anyone knows whether that's right, please enlighten us.
> 
> Hopefully they'll stop dumbing down Ubuntu before they remove the X
> server too.
> 
> Working local email is *essential* for fault-finding on desktop and
> server systems unless you're going to rework how cron jobs work.
> 
> Wait!  Forget that last part.  We already have sudo and no mail.  Let's
> not get any sillier.
> 
> Anyone from Kubuntu got your ears on?  Any hope of making Kubuntu a
> saner alternative to Ubuntu?
> 
> --Mike Bird

Well, i wouldn't get *too* upset about this: after all, if you know you
want local mail and why, the solution is one command away.

I was vaguely puzzled and annoyed, but after installing what I needed, I
pretty much forgot about it until it was raised in this thread.

I assume the "server" version that just came out respects the needs of
those who use cron and friends, and who want to receive mail from root to
keep themselves informed. For the desktop, installing mailx pulls in
postfix - or I guess you can choose your mta and install that instead?

As for sudo .... *cough* ... we won't go _there_  AGAIN, will we?
( Please ? )

But we could argue about this forever no doubt ;-)

Peter
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