MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 1

mailx(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities mailx(1)
Message: not in interactive mode
Cause: You attempted to use an interactive mode command (through ˜:) when you
did not invoke mailx in interactive mode.
Action: Invoke mailx in interactive mode to use interactive mode commands.
Message: Option –option argument missing
Cause: You did not provide an argument for –option.
Action: Provide the missing argument.
Message: Options applying only to interactive use were given.
Cause: You specified the –e, –f, –H, –N,or–u options when attempting to send mail.
These options are only for use when reading mail.
Action: Check the Options subsection for usable options when sending mail.
Message: pathname: system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: read error: system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: Referencing before first message
Cause: You used the - notation to try to reference the message before the first one in
the mailbox.
Action: Do not use - when the current message is the first message in the mailbox.
Message: Referencing beyond last message
Cause: You used the + notation to try to reference the next message when the current
message was the last one in the mailbox.
Action: Do not use + when the current message is the last message in the mailbox.
Message: rewriting "filename": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: temporary file "filename": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: Too many mail folders specified on command line.
Cause: When specifying the –f option, you named more than one mail folder on the
command line.
Action: List only one file name on the command line.
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