On November 8, 2018 1:39:13 AM CST, ivp...@eml.cc wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I must be missing something obvious, but since installing 6.4-current
>(on a few versions in a row), I can't get mail to read /var/mail/root.
>
>After logging in, I see:
>
>>-------<
>OpenBSD 6.4-current (GENERIC.MP) #425: Sun Nov 4
>
>[... skipped ...]
>
>You have mail.
>thor# mail
>No mail for root
>thor# mail -f /var/mail/root
>Mail version 8.1.2 01/15/2001. Type ? for help.
>"/var/mail/root": 0 messages
>thor# ls -l /var/mail/root
>-rw------- 1 root wheel 3.9K Oct 20 00:37 /var/mail/root
>thor# head /var/mail/root
>From dera...@do-not-reply.openbsd.org Sun Nov 1 06:30:00 MDT 2018
>Return-Path: root
>Date: Nov 1 06:30:00 MDT 2018
>From: dera...@do-not-reply.openbsd.org (Theo de Raadt)
>To: root
>Subject: Welcome to OpenBSD 6.4!
>
>This message attempts to describe the most basic initial questions that
>a
>system administrator of an OpenBSD box might have. You are urged to
>save
>this message for later reference.
>>------<
>
>I also remember that I had this problem since the first time I
>installed 6.4-current on my new laptop.
>
>I do receive local mail (e.g., from crontab) for a non-priveleged user
>created during setup.
>
>Any ideas of what might be going on?
>
>Best,
>ivpgbe
It's because the Welcome email that gets sent to root and the user created
during install is dated in the future. It has the initial planned release date
of Nov. 1st. Mail(1) can't seem to see into the future.
