Re: mailx as root ignores set keep
On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 01:13:17PM -0500, trondd wrote: > On Fri, November 25, 2016 12:36 pm, Walter Alejandro Iglesias wrote: > > Hello trondd, > > > > On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 11:03:49AM -0500, trondd wrote: > >> On Fri, November 25, 2016 4:17 am, Walter Alejandro Iglesias wrote: > >> > Is this on purpose? > >> > > >> > I've tried adding 'set keep' to /etc/mail.rc and /root/.mailrc > >> > but mail(1) still removes empty mailbox files before quiting. > >> > > >> > >> Worked here. How exactly are you reading mail? > >> > > > > Have you tried running mail as root as I said in the subject? > > > > For example, copy some mbox file to /tmp, then su to root and open the > > file: > > > > # mail -f /tmp/mbox > > > > This makes a difference. That's not a system mailbox. 'Keep' seems to > only apply to a system mailbox and not to a "file". I was running mailx as root for avoiding to login as other users each time I wanted to check the content of spam. And I couldn't reproduce the issue as a normal user because in this case I was reading the user's system mailbox (the one owned by the user) as you rightly noticed. > Though, it seems like it should. I think it could be useful having the option. I owe you two beers :-)
Re: mailx as root ignores set keep
On Fri, November 25, 2016 12:36 pm, Walter Alejandro Iglesias wrote: > Hello trondd, > > On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 11:03:49AM -0500, trondd wrote: >> On Fri, November 25, 2016 4:17 am, Walter Alejandro Iglesias wrote: >> > Is this on purpose? >> > >> > I've tried adding 'set keep' to /etc/mail.rc and /root/.mailrc >> > but mail(1) still removes empty mailbox files before quiting. >> > >> >> Worked here. How exactly are you reading mail? >> > > Have you tried running mail as root as I said in the subject? > > For example, copy some mbox file to /tmp, then su to root and open the > file: > > # mail -f /tmp/mbox > This makes a difference. That's not a system mailbox. 'Keep' seems to only apply to a system mailbox and not to a "file". Though, it seems like it should.
Re: mailx as root ignores set keep
Hello trondd, On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 11:03:49AM -0500, trondd wrote: > On Fri, November 25, 2016 4:17 am, Walter Alejandro Iglesias wrote: > > Is this on purpose? > > > > I've tried adding 'set keep' to /etc/mail.rc and /root/.mailrc > > but mail(1) still removes empty mailbox files before quiting. > > > > Worked here. How exactly are you reading mail? > Have you tried running mail as root as I said in the subject? For example, copy some mbox file to /tmp, then su to root and open the file: # mail -f /tmp/mbox Delete all messages and quit.
Re: mailx as root ignores set keep
On Fri, November 25, 2016 4:17 am, Walter Alejandro Iglesias wrote: > Is this on purpose? > > I've tried adding 'set keep' to /etc/mail.rc and /root/.mailrc > but mail(1) still removes empty mailbox files before quiting. > Worked here. How exactly are you reading mail?
mailx as root ignores set keep
Is this on purpose? I've tried adding 'set keep' to /etc/mail.rc and /root/.mailrc but mail(1) still removes empty mailbox files before quiting.
