[gentoo-user] Put cron mail into local maildir

[gentoo-user] Put cron mail into local maildir

[Frank Steinmetzger]

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Hey list

I've been reading up on how to receive mails from cron (in my case
vixie-cron). I found stuff (including in this list's archives) about
setting up sendmail (using m4, bleh) or postfix.

ATM I use msmtp in connection with mutt to send mail to external mail
providers. I “just” want cron mails delivered into a local maildir/mbox
so it appears in mutt. Do I really have to run an SMTP server for that?
Or is there some minimal tool that can be run by cron directly and which
just puts the mail into the local destination?

Cheers.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Put cron mail into local maildir

[Davide De Prisco]

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I set the mailto variable on /etc/crontab and when something go wrong a
mail is sent to my address. Is what you want?
Il giorno 11/lug/2013 03:01, "Frank Steinmetzger" <Warp_7@gmx.de> ha
scritto:

> Hey list
>
> I've been reading up on how to receive mails from cron (in my case
> vixie-cron). I found stuff (including in this list's archives) about
> setting up sendmail (using m4, bleh) or postfix.
>
> ATM I use msmtp in connection with mutt to send mail to external mail
> providers. I “just” want cron mails delivered into a local maildir/mbox
> so it appears in mutt. Do I really have to run an SMTP server for that?
> Or is there some minimal tool that can be run by cron directly and which
> just puts the mail into the local destination?
>
> Cheers.
> --
> Gruß | Greetings | Qapla’
> Please do not share anything from, with or about me with any Facebook
> service.
>
> “Ask us no questions and we’ll tell you no lies.” – Fred Weasley
>

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Re: [gentoo-user] Put cron mail into local maildir

[Frank Steinmetzger]

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On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 07:59:17AM +0200, Davide De Prisco wrote:
> I set the mailto variable on /etc/crontab and when something go wrong a
> mail is sent to my address. Is what you want?

No, because that means sending the mail to an external provider. I am on
the lookout for a purely local solution that also works offline.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Put cron mail into local maildir

[Davide De Prisco]

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If you set a local user in that variable you can use the local user's mail
box

-- 
Davide



2013/7/11 Frank Steinmetzger <Warp_7@gmx.de>

> On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 07:59:17AM +0200, Davide De Prisco wrote:
> > I set the mailto variable on /etc/crontab and when something go wrong a
> > mail is sent to my address. Is what you want?
>
> No, because that means sending the mail to an external provider. I am on
> the lookout for a purely local solution that also works offline.
> --
> Gruß | Greetings | Qapla’
> Please do not share anything from, with or about me with any Facebook
> service.
>
> Arrogant is he who, on his birthday, sends his parents a good wishes card.
>

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