/usr/bin/mailx: invalid option -- b

[munduk75]

Hi,

Under Debian I cannot get LS to send an email when a new release is available.

OS : Debian Lenny 64 bits
LSWS : 4.0.8 Standard

- error msg :

2009-08-20 19:43:50.848 [STDERR] /usr/bin/mailx: invalid option -- b
2009-08-20 19:43:50.876 [STDERR] Try `mailx --help' or `mailx --usage' for more information.

- mail/mailx :

# mailx --version
mail (GNU Mailutils 1.2)


# mailx --help
Usage: mailx [OPTION...] [address...]
GNU mail -- the standard /usr/bin/mail interface

  -a, --append=HEADER: VALUE Append given header to the message being sent
  -e, --exist                Return true if mail exists
  -E, --exec=COMMAND         Execute COMMAND
  -f, --file[=URL]           Operate on given mailbox URL (default ~/mbox)
  -F, --byname               Save messages according to sender
  -H, --headers              Write a header summary and exit
  -i, --ignore               Ignore interrupts
  -n, --norc                 Do not read the system mailrc file
  -N, --nosum                Do not display initial header summary
  -p, --print                Print all mail to standard output
  -q, --quit                 Cause interrupts to terminate program
  -r, --read                 Same as -p
  -s, --subject=SUBJ         Send a message with a Subject of SUBJ
  -t, --to                   Precede message by a list of addresses
  -u, --user=USER            Operate on USER's mailbox

 

[auser]

your mailx is not the default one for Debian. Below is from my Debian:

# mailx --help
mailx: invalid option -- -
usage: mailx [-eIinv] [-a header] [-b bcc-addr] [-c cc-addr] [-s subject]
             to-addr [...] [-- sendmail-options [...]]
       mailx [-eIiNnv] -f [name]
       mailx [-eIiNnv] [-u user]
#

# aptitude install mailx

will install the default mailx.

 

[munduk75]

I don't know why the GNU one was installed by default.
Anyway, it works now thanks.