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[Amedee Van Gasse (Ubuntu)]

On Mon, June 22, 2009 16:15, Derek Broughton wrote:
> Brian McKee wrote:
>
>
>> On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 5:26 AM, Amedee Van Gasse
>> (Ubuntu)<amedee-ubuntu at amedee.be> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, June 22, 2009 07:43, Emil Payne wrote:
>>>
>>>> Whenever I log into the main terminal (C-A-F1) as root, it tells me
>>>> that I have mail.  I know how to read the mail, but it is a pain,
>>>> especially as I don't log in very often.  Is there away to have it
>>>> sent as email so I can read it with all my other emails?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Edit the file /etc/aliases and add your own username as an alias for
>>> root. Then you run the command newaliases. From now on, every mail for
>>> root will be sent to you.
>>
>>
>> And, if you wish, you could install an MTA like postfix
>> sudo aptitude install postfix answer the set up questions - easiest to
>> tell it to relay everything to your ISP's smtp server and then use a
>> 'real' email address in the /etc/aliases file
>>
>
> If you are going to run "newaliases", afaik, you _have_ to have an MTA -
> it's supplied as a component of various MTAs. --

That is possible, I don't know. I always install postfix on my
debian&ubuntu boxen.