read mail headers from command line
 

I'm looking to try and obtain a list of all e-mail currently residing in my mail box.

What I wish to do is as follows:

Retrieve a list of e-mails from the mail server, then using this information, create a simple web page that I can then visit and check what mail is waiting there. It will actually be a wap page, as I intend on checking from my mobile.

I've already got a couple of scripts in use that allow me to check page counter values etc from my mobile, so I intend on simply modifying the scripts, but I first need to obtain the list.

All help is appreciated...

it would be

mail -H > filename

the list will be output to, and overwrite the file "filename"

"mail: invalid option -- H"
Sup, D? :-]

that is strange

looks like a version specific option
[david@www david]$ mail -H
mail: invalid option -- H
Usage: mail [-iInv] [-s subject] [-c cc-addr] [-b bcc-addr] to-addr ...
[- sendmail-options ...]
mail [-iInNv] -f [name]
mail [-iInNv] [-u user]

[david@www david]$ mail -i
Mail version 8.1 6/6/93. Type ? for help.
"/var/spool/mail/david": 4 messages 3 unread
>U 1 forum@linuxquestions Sat Apr 12 17:12 44/1692 "Reply to post 'noob question on slackware'"
U 2 forum@linuxquestions Sat Apr 12 17:33 44/1715 "Reply to post 'US Robotics Serial modem problem'"
3 forum@linuxquestions Sat Apr 12 17:34 45/1747 "Reply to post 'read mail headers from command line'"
U 4 forum@linuxquestions Sat Apr 12 23:04 44/1739 "Reply to post 'Partition Help'"
&

david@zeus:~$ mail -
mailx version nail 10.4 1/19/03. Type ? for help.


david@zeus:~$ mail -H
>U 1 david@zeus.domain Sat Apr 12 23:05 36/1412
N 2 david@domain.com Sat Apr 12 23:15 13/662




-i seems to work

Hi there,

My intention was not to actually retrieve any mail from the remote mail server, but rather a list of all mailbox content.

mail -H does that on mine

mail -H > mymailheaders

cat mymailheaders
>U 1 david@localhost.lo Sat Apr 12 23:05 36/1412
U 2 david@dcphillips.n Sat Apr 12 23:15 14/672