On Tuesday 25 Oct 2005 16:58, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > Derek Jennings wrote: > > On Tuesday 25 Oct 2005 10:08, SnapafunFrank wrote: > >>I recently installed but have yet to configure, Postgresql, apache, DBD, > >>DNI and others, ( Planning on learning sql_ledger ). > >> > >>Since then, everytime I log into vt1 ( I do this to run gnome on vt8 for > >>BricsCAD4Linux ), I get the message as per this subject. > >> > >>Something new for me to play with, but what is it ? > > > > Obviously it means you have new mail. > > > > Enter 'mail' to read the message one of these newly installed > > applications has sent you. > > The mail is going into your spool file. You should be able to configure > > your mail client to read from the spool file. > > > > derek > > You are nasty - telling someone on the newbie list to use mail to read > mail. At least tell him to install Elm, or Pine or something at least a > little bit user friendly. :-) > > Kmail can be configured to use a local mail box. I am not sure how you > configure Thunderbird to use a local mail folder though. I will have to > look into is some day... > > Mikkel
Not trying to be nasty. I suggested mail because if he has not set up the recipient for mails, then the messages are probably going into root's mail spool. He will not be able to read from root's mail spool with his Thunderbird mail client. derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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