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 at tysdomain.com web: tysdomain-com Visit for quality software and web design. skype: st8amnd2005 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayson Smith" <jaybird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> 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" <chuckh at ftml.net> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > 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 at tysdomain.com >>> web: tysdomain-com >>> Visit for quality software and web design. >>> skype: st8amnd2005 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at 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 at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
