Arthur Frank writes:
> I've installed Sendmail/iX, and it works fine for MANAGER.SYS, but anyone
> else gets the following message:
>
> $ cat /ACCT/GROUP/REPORT | /bin/mailx -s "Test Report" [log in to unmask]
> Must set "sendmail" (to /bin/rmail, for example) use remote addresses.
> "dead.letter" 167/7636
> $
>
> Where must I "set 'sendmail'"?  Shouldn't this be set globally?  Is this a
> permissions thing?

It's definitely a permissions thing when something works for MANAGER.SYS but
not anybody else.

I suspect the problem is with /etc/mailx.rc.  This file should be chmod 644.

But if this file is incorrect, you may very well have others that are incorrect.

Check all files and directories recursively under /etc, /lib, /tmp, /usr, and
/var to make sure everything has appropriate permissions (usually chmod 755
for directories and executable files, chmod 644 for everything else).

> Also, is there a way to send mail from the : prompt rather than from the
> posix shell?

Certainly:

:xeq mailx.hpbin.sys '-s "Test Report" [log in to unmask] </ACCT/GROUP/REPORT
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