local mail to root

[enmi]

Is there any good howtos for setting up the mail account that receives mail from log checking software and similar software.

I have checked the /etc/mail/aliases file and it looks correct

when i run: mail
it says:
No mail for root

and if i run:
mail root
Subject: hello +ENTER
Hello There! +ENTER
CTRL+D
Cc: + ENTER

I get no error messages but i also got no mail.. ( have tried sending from another user on the server to root)

Anyone got any ideas?

Best regards
Mikael.

[nixnut]

Moved from Installing Gentoo to Networking & Security.
Not about getting gentoo installed, so moved here.
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