cron job output, by default

[Mike McGinn]

On Tuesday 28 April 2009 12:19:31 pm Jack Bates wrote:
> How is cron job output delivered by default?
>
> I think cron job output is usually mailed to the user, but understand
> that Ubuntu doesn't come with an MTA by default,
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2005-February/004207.html
>
> ^ This message mentions "Change anacron, at, and cron to abuse the
> interactive upgrade hooks
> (http://www.ubuntu.com/wiki/InteractiveUpgradeHooks) to deliver output
> to the user if sendmail isn't there or fails to execute"
>
> - but the Ubuntu cron documentation doesn't say how output is delivered
> by default, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CronHowto
>
> How is cron job output delivered by default?
It is not -- if no MTA is installed. Furthermore, it does not run user cron 
jobs well without an MTA. Luckily exim is a no brainer to set up.

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