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FS#3504 - mail command with subject option

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Brad Beckenhauer (bbecken) - Friday, 18 November 2005, 18:06 GMT
Last edited by arjan timmerman (blaasvis) - Friday, 18 November 2005, 20:33 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category System
Status Closed
Assigned To Judd Vinet (judd)
Architecture not specified
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 0.7 Wombat
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

System: Arch Linux 0.7.1 (Noodle)
Issue:
"mail" command does not work when used with the subject option (-s).

Example:
#mail -s test root

The process just hangs and does not complete.
I've re-produced this issue on several systems all running Arch Linux 0.7.1 (Noodle) (current as of today).
This task depends upon

Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Saturday, 19 November 2005, 13:55 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  With -s, you only specify the subject, not the message itself. You have to type the message and end with a single "." on a line.

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