On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 5:04 PM, Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk> wrote:

> On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:58:53 -0700, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
>
> > > Are you using ssmtp to send them? If so, you need to set hostname
> > > in /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf.
>
> > I have no idea how they are being sent.  This just started
> > autonomously.  I don't even know off hand what ssmtp is.
>
> What does "emerge --info -v | grep ELOG" show.
>
> ssmtp is a minimal mail relay server, installed as part of @system.
>
>
> --
> Neil Bothwick
>
> The people who are wrapped up in themselves are overdressed.
>

It shows the below.  So it appears I've been asking for email all along, but
only just now was it even working enough to fail visibly.
But: there is no /etc/ssmtp directory, let alone a config file.  That could
explain a lot, but I need some help fixing it.

PORTAGE_ELOG_CLASSES="info, warn, error, log"
PORTAGE_ELOG_MAILFROM="portage@localhost"
PORTAGE_ELOG_MAILSUBJECT="[portage] ebuild log for ${PACKAGE} on ${HOST}"
PORTAGE_ELOG_MAILURI="root"
PORTAGE_ELOG_SYSTEM="save mail"


-- 
Kevin O'Gorman, PhD