Re: where does "root" mail go ?

["nate" <debian-user@aphroland.org>]

Dave Selby said:
> When an application sends mail to ''root" where does it go ? because I
> cant  find it ! All mail I have ever accessed is via the web with kmail.
>
> Is it supposed to be posted to ...
> /var/mail/ ?

depends... by default debian uses exim for MTA, and on install I believe
it prompts you which account mail for 'root' should go.

so check the /etc/aliases and your MTA config. you could also check
the mail log. e.g.

echo "test" | mail root ; tail -f /var/log/mail.log

to see if it is forwarded to another account or not

nate