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#Send an email message locally (i.e. only within) your VM2 machine by issuing the command:<br>'''mail -s "Lab4a - Local - Test1" <yourSenecaID>'''
#After you type in the body of the mail message, move to an empty line, type period "." and press the ENTER key to send the message.
#Issue the following command to read the mail message you send to yourself:<br>'''mail'''<br><br>NOTE: Refer to the link below to view a reference chart on how to read and delete received e-mail messages at the mail command prompt:<br>[http://www.johnkerl.org/doc/mail-how-to.html#prompt_commands Commands to View and Manage Received e-mail Mesages]<br><br>#If you received an e-mail message, the message and subject line should appear as a listing in your mail command. If you did not receive a mail message, check your mail server settings, check to see if you mail server is running and also check '''/var/log/messages'''.#Type the mail message number that is displayed in your e-mail message list in the prompt and press ENTER. You should be able to confirm the message body that you sent.#Exit the mail program by typing the letter '''q''' and press ENTER.#Re-issue the mail command. What happened? If the mail message that you read no longer shows is displayed, what would be the reason for this? Record your answer in your OPS335 lab log-book.