Mail log problem -

[Bob Goodwin - W2BOD]

Tony Nelson wrote:
> At 2:14 PM -0400 6/28/07, Bob Goodwin - W2BOD wrote:
>   
>> I had been using  Mail -s "msg-logs" bobgoodwin at wildblue.net <
>> /var/spool/mail/bobg
>> until about three weeks ago when it quit working.
>>
>> I am beginning to think that my ISP has done something to cause these
>> messages not to go through since it appeared to me that they were making
>> changes that created a lot of disruption in the mail server operation at
>> that time.
>>
>> I have been trying to send other files such as:
>>
>> Mail -s "msg-logs" bobgoodwin at wildblue.net < /home/bobg/ootext/FAP.txt
>>
>> with no success, nothing comes back?  Normally these are filtered into a
>> Thunderbird directory "msg-logs"  The filter set up looks ok. I haven't
>> changed anything there and if it didn't work I would hope the mail would
>> just show up in Inbox.
>>
>> Is there a way I could see the outgoing message to be sure it is
>> actually being sent?
>>
>> Can someone suggest a logical way to troubleshoot this problem?  I've
>> been putting this problem off but it's an annoyance that needs fixing!
>>     
>
> Send some small test mail that way.
>
>     []$ mail -s 'test' bobgoodwin at wildblue.net
>     test 1
>     <Ctl-D>CC:
>     []$
>
>   
Nothing I try gets through ...

> Try tar'ing the dir up as a .tgz and see if that gets through.
>   
I tried sending an existing ".tgz" file, no different.

> Inspect the mail settings the ISP provides; turn off their spamassasin if
> you can.
>   

I am not aware of any way to do that.  In fact they don't mention 
processing mail for spam although they may do so.  I don't see anything 
listed under events in Firestarter so it looks like it's not blocked there.

I just haven't been able to find anything but I would like to see the 
message that is supposed to be sent.  Don't know how to get that?

Bob Goodwin