Re: [LI] mail for root

["L.V.Gandhi" <lvgandhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Amit Mundra wrote:
> 
> >Whenever I login as root I get msg there is a mail. But if inbox in pine
> >is empty. What is this? Can somebody explain it please?
> 
> this is because the "mail" software generates a mail with subject "DON'T DELETE
> THIS MAIL". so, it puts a message that there's a new mail, but when u open PINE
> to view it, it's not there. u can view it using the command 'mail' and delete
> it. but the next time u login it will be generated again.

How to avoid getting this mail  created. It was not there before. I
don't remember what I have done after which this is started. Can anybody
tell me ways to avoid this.
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