MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 2

tsmail(3) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities tsmail(3)
NAME
tsmail — mail delivery program
SYNOPSIS
tsmail
DESCRIPTION
tsmail is a mail delivery program that delivers mail to all specified users on the local
machine. It leaves each target mailbox in a state that allows the owner of that mailbox to read
the mail inside. If tsmail cannot deliver a mail message, it sends a mail message to the
sender, stating that it could not deliver the message.
To work properly, tsmail should be installed in the directory /usr/lib with an owner of
root and permissions set to 4555 (that is, it is a setuid root program). The following line
should also be added to file /etc/mailx.rc (if this file does not exist, it should be created
with permissions of at least 444):
set sendmail=/usr/lib/tsmail
This informs mailx to use tsmail as its mail delivery agent.
MESSAGES
Message: cannot lock file "filename"
Cause: The mailbox filename could not be locked, so the message could not be
delivered.
Action: Wait a little while and try to send the message again.
Message: chowning mailbox "filename"
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: invalid user "user"
Cause: The name user, which was specified as a recipient of the message, is not a valid
user on the system.
Action: Check the spelling of the recipient’s name, and try to send your message again.
Message: must run as setuid root
Cause: You must be logged in with the user
ID of root to run the specified command.
Action: Log in as root or contact your system manager to run this command.
Message: re-opening temporary file "filename"
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
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