[CentOS] email subject length issue

John R Pierce pierce at hogranch.com
Wed Apr 12 20:13:31 UTC 2017


On 4/12/2017 12:48 PM, Jerry Geis wrote:
> So I am using sendmail on C7.


ok, wait, I do have a c7 test VM...


[piercej at c7test ~]$ echo "" |mail -s "Tornado Monday, 03/27/2017 at 
20:27:02. The Point BB.OBSURGRH is in Alarm at PRI3 with a value of 63.4 
%.Informational Text:OB SURGERY HUMIDITY ALARM" piercej
[piercej at c7test ~]$ mail
Heirloom Mail version 12.5 7/5/10.  Type ? for help.
"/var/spool/mail/piercej": 1 message 1 new
 >N  1 John R Pierce         Wed Apr 12 13:06  20/888   "Tornado Monday, 
03/27/2017 at 20:27:02. The Point BB.OBSURGRH is in Alarm at PRI3 with a 
value of 63.4 %.I"
& 1
Message  1:
 From piercej at c7test.XXX.com  Wed Apr 12 13:06:22 2017
Return-Path: <piercej at c7test.XXX.com>
X-Original-To: piercej
Delivered-To: piercej at c7test.XXX.com
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:06:22 -0700
To: piercej at c7test.XXX.com
Subject: Tornado Monday, 03/27/2017 at 20:27:02. The Point BB.OBSURGRH is
  in Alarm at PRI3 with a value of 63.4 %.Informational Text:OB SURGERY
  HUMIDITY ALARM
User-Agent: Heirloom mailx 12.5 7/5/10
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
From: piercej at c7test.XXX.com (John R Pierce)
Status: R

&


so, your issue is something specific on your configuration. hmm, c7's 
default email service is postfix, not sendmail, for what /thats/ worth.


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john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz




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