Difference between mail and mailx?

Whats the difference between mail and mailx? I’m trying to troubleshoot a problem where I can send mail from server A with this echo $MESSAGE | mail -s “$SUBJECT” -r $FROM $RECIPIENTS command but executing the same command from server B throws me this error (Both servers are RHEL) mail: invalid option — r Usage: … Read more

How to set up local mail retrieval and delivery?

Arrange for the mail server to forward the mail to your computer. This is reasonable only if your computer is always on and connected to the Internet: you take responsibility for any failure, and must set things up properly to handle bounces, spam attempts, virus attacks, etc. Then your mail will arrive in the traditional unix way.

mail: send email with attachment from commandline

I know how to send an email from command line (script) echo "body" | mail -s "subject" <a href="https://getridbug.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80edf9c0e5ede1e9ecaee3efed">[email protected]</a> Is it possible to send attachments from commandline (script) as well? I am using heirloom-mailx on Debian Wheezy. Answers: Thank you for visiting the Q&A section on Magenaut. Please note that all the answers … Read more