<mail> command missing?

[Peter Garrett]

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 11:20:20 -0800
Mike Bird <mgb-ubuntu at yosemite.net> wrote:

> On Wed, 2005-12-14 at 10:26, Peter Garrett wrote:
> > 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?
> 
> Bzzt, sorry:
> 
> 1) mailx is just as important on desktops:
>   BIG BOSS: Cronjob WTF?
>   SYSADMIN: I'll install mailx on your laptop when you get back from
>             Tokyo.  If it still happens after that we can figure out
>             what's been breaking.  Meantime, I'll start updating my
>             resume shall I?

OK, OK :) - point taken!

>   
> 2) mailx is not even installed in server versions:

Now that *is* scary....

>   http://people.ubuntu.com/~cjwatson/seeds/ubuntu-server-breezy/
>   http://wiki.edubuntu.org/SeedManagement
> 
> We of course have procedures to deal with this stuff.  The problem
> is the new convert who loses an email or a client or a job because
> of the perfectly reasonable expectation that a Linux distro's
> default configuration is not going to silently discard important
> emails.

Right - you have a point , indeed.  I respecfully submit. < grovelling
sounds in the background>

Peter