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From: nvp@shore.net (Nathan V. Patwardhan)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: mail for root
Date: 7 Jan 1997 21:01:34 GMT
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Mike Shover (mikefish@cegt201.bradley.edu) wrote:
: Hello.  How does one keep the system from mailing root the daily and
: weekly security checks?  I am the only user and I would like to stop
: receiving the mailings.  Thanks alot in advance.  I dont read the news
: threads often so please email me.

Try: crontab -e and remove the daily security entry.

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Nate [nvp@shore.net||nvp@nfic.com]
"Nasal spray ... do you know where I can score some?"
                        - Charles Demar from _Better Off Dead_