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Mailx not able to send mail from CRON or AT. (Doc ID 1012307.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 30, 2022

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 8 to 11.4 [Release 8.0 to 11.0]
All Platforms

Symptoms

Whenever a Solaris[TM] mail client sends mail using CRON or with 'AT' command the mail bounces but works from command line (as user). The syslog file on the mail server writes dsn=5.6.0, stat=Data format error for each failed job.

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Cause

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