how to mail from unix shell script?

[priyankapendkar]

Hi,


#! /bin/bash
x=50
if [ $x -gt 25 ]
then
mail -s "$x is greater than 25" email@address
fi


i have run this command on unix shell script...
their is no error but i am not getting the mail
can anybody tell me what may be the reason??

[sicarie]

What happens when you run

mail -s "$x is greater than 25" email@address

without the rest of the script? Do you get an error? Do you get mail? Is the mailserver installed and all processes started?