If you also make sure that stderr is redirected, this should completely silence even errors. On Sat, Nov 01, 2008 at 01:14:51PM -0400, Jayson Smith wrote: > 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 -- The only "intuitive" interface is the nipple. After that, it's all learned. -- Bruce Ediger, bediger at teal.csn.org, on X interfaces
