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Title: you have new mail

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you have new mail

S.u.S.E. version: all
Kernel version: irrelevant

Symptom:

You get the following message at the shell prompt e.g. after logging in: you have new mail

Cause:

A message was delivered to you.

An e-mail is repeatedly delivered to the user root, e.g. by automatically running scripts which are started by the cron.

Solution:

Read the mail. A look should absolutely be taken at the mails sent to root!

A widely extended mail-reader is e.g. ELM. Start it at the shell prompt by elm. During the first start a question of whether some files and directories should be created will be placed to you. Answer yes to these questions:

lxtest@Goedel:/home/lxtest > elm

Notice:
This version of ELM requires the use of a .elm directory in your home
directory to store your elmrc and alias files. Shall I create the
directory .elm for you and set it up (y/n/q)? Yes.
Great! I'll do it now.

Copying from: /home/lxtest/.elmrc
Copying to:   /home/lxtest/.elm/elmrc

Welcome to the new version of ELM!

Hit return to continue.
Your mails are saved in ~/Mail and your ELM configuration in ~/elm.

Another mail reader is PINE (Pine Is No longer Elm). It stores its mails in another format. The decission is up to you.

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