From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from spaceymail-a3.g.dreamhost.com (lax-green-bigip-5.dreamhost.com [208.113.200.5]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B27D10B34 for ; Sat, 1 Nov 2008 13:17:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: from tdsportable (97-118-27-237.hlrn.qwest.net [97.118.27.237]) by spaceymail-a3.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2AD99194E54 for ; Sat, 1 Nov 2008 10:18:52 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <12E9795C780140F9838C8AE0FB64BEDB@tdsportable> From: "Tyler Littlefield" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20081101170448.GA29997@cq.ftml.net> Subject: Re: cron and annoyances Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 11:18:51 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:17:40 -0000 it was just the output from the commands I was getting. /dev/null worked, thanks. didn't think of that. :) Thanks, Tyler Littlefield email: tyler@tysdomain.com web: tysdomain-com Visit for quality software and web design. skype: st8amnd2005 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayson Smith" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 11:14 AM Subject: Re: cron and annoyances > Hi, > > Chuck said just about what I was going to say here. Try redirecting > the output of the commands to /dev/null. However, some commands which are > normally silent will produce output if an error occurs, even if they've > been redirected to /dev/null. If you still get the messages, actually read > one to find out what error is occurring, and fix it. > Jayson > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck Hallenbeck" > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > > Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 1:04 PM > Subject: Re: cron and annoyances > > >> Tyler, >> >> Look in /etc/crontab and find out what application is run every 15 >> minutes to produce the mail you are getting. Redirect the output of >> that application to /dev/null by adding the necessary redirection >> information to the line that runs the application. >> >> Better yet, read the mail you are being sent to learn what the error is >> that you are being told about, and fix it. >> >> Chuck >> >> >> On Sat, Nov 01, 2008 at 09:45:24AM -0600, Tyler Littlefield wrote: >>> Hello list, >>> I was wondering if anyone had a fix for this. >>> I get tons of mail from cron a day, in my local mailbox, which is rather >>> annoying, >>> I think it goes to two accounts of mine on the system, and it happens >>> every 15 mins or so. >>> Is there a way I can silence this? >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Tyler Littlefield >>> email: tyler@tysdomain.com >>> web: tysdomain-com >>> Visit for quality software and web design. >>> skype: st8amnd2005 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> -- >> The Moon is Waxing Crescent (12% of Full) >> >> My web site: http://hallenbeck.ftml.net -- my telephone: 1-518-334-9022. >> -------- >> It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever >> final. >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup