Rhel 8 mailx

1. Is RHEL 8.0 still supported?
2. What is difference between mailx and mail?
3. What is mailx command in Linux?
4. How do I know if mailx is enabled?
5. Is mailx a SMTP?
6. What protocol does mailx use?
7. What port does mailx use?
8. What is mailx command in Linux?
9. What provides mailx?

Is RHEL 8.0 still supported?

For Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions on RHEL 8, Update Services for SAP Solutions is currently available for the following releases: 8.1 (ends November 30, 2023) 8.2 (ends April 30, 2024)

What is difference between mailx and mail?

Behold the confusing history of mail, nail, mailx. Briefly, mail is the older program, mailx (formerly nail in some implementations) is a newer version , with an extended mostly-but-not-totally-compatible interface. mailx is still quite old, created around 1986 and standarized as part of POSIX in 1992.

What is mailx command in Linux?

mailx helps you read electronic mail messages. It can also send messages to users on your system, but it has no built-in facilities for sending messages to other systems. The command line: mailx [options] user user user ... sends a mail message to the given users.

How do I know if mailx is enabled?

Install the mailx command

To find out what mailx package is installed on your system, check the "man mailx" output and scroll down to the end and you should see some useful information.

Is mailx a SMTP?

smtp Normally, mailx invokes sendmail(8) directly to transfer messages. If the smtp variable is set, a SMTP connection to the server specified by the value of this variable is used instead.

What protocol does mailx use?

mailx is an intelligent mail processing system, which has a command syntax reminiscent of ed with lines replaced by messages. It is based on Berkeley Mail 8.1, is intended to provide the functionality of the mail command, and offers extensions for MIME, IMAP, POP3, SMTP, and S/MIME.

What port does mailx use?

Re: mailx port

SMTP normally uses port 25.

What is mailx command in Linux?

mailx helps you read electronic mail messages. It can also send messages to users on your system, but it has no built-in facilities for sending messages to other systems. The command line: mailx [options] user user user ... sends a mail message to the given users.

What provides mailx?

Linux has an inbuilt Mail User Agent program called mailx. As the name suggests, it is a console application that is used for sending and receiving emails. The mailx utility is an enhanced version of the mail command.