[ale] Trying to move to the command line.

[Bruce L. Bryant]

Hello, all. Newbie here, again.
I've been trying to figure out how to use mail, or mailx. Have tried to
send messages to myself and to others. Keep getting this:
>From MAILER-DAEMON at toybox.alltel.net Wed Feb 13 15:01:59 2002
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 14:58:03 -0600
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON at toybox.alltel.net>
To: ale at ale.org
To: bruce at toybox.alltel.net
Subject: Returned mail: see transcript for details

The original message was received at Wed, 13 Feb 2002 14:58:01 -0600
from bruce at localhost

   ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
bbryant at alltel.net
    (reason: 553 toybox.alltel.net does not exist)

   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to mx01.alltel.net.:
>>> MAIL From:<bruce at toybox.alltel.net> SIZE=63
<<< 553 toybox.alltel.net does not exist
501 5.6.0 bbryant at alltel.net... Data format error

    [ Part 2: "Delivery Status" ]

Reporting-MTA: dns; toybox.alltel.net
Arrival-Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 14:58:01 -0600

Final-Recipient: RFC822; bbryant at alltel.net
Action: failed
Status: 5.1.3
Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 553 toybox.alltel.net does not exist
Last-Attempt-Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 14:58:02 -0600


    [ Part 3: "Included Message" ]

Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 14:58:01 -0600
From: "Bruce L. Bryant" <bruce>
To: bbryant at alltel.net
Subject: mail

does this get to alltel.
I've read all the HOWTOs and RFC's and all I am is confused.
TIA
Bruce
-- 
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to teenaged boys" --P.J. O'Rourke



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