Terminal Opens With "You have mail". What's that from?

[PGB1]

Hi All!
I have an older MacBook Pro (2007). It uses OS X 10.11.6 (the newest it can use.)
When Terminal App is opened, the page used to say the the date & time of the last log in, then the computer's name.

Now it will have the last log in date & time, then "you have mail". (Screen shot is attached. It has to be clicked to see the whole Terminal screen)

Mail app is not open. Restarts didn't clear the message. I can enter commands & they are executed, so the app works.

Do any of you know why this mail message showed up & how to get rid of it?

Thanks,
Paul

 

[Raz0rEdge]

You must have some application that is sending you email locally. At the terminal prompt, enter mail and you will be in the mail app and will see a list of emails in the format of :

N 1 <local email address> <Date> <Size> <Subject>

You can enter the number 1 at the ? to see the content of the email. Enter ? at the ? to get help, and d to delete the message and so on.

If you type mail and get back "No mail for <username>" then you won't see the "You have mail" message anymore.

 

[PGB1]

Thank You Raz0rEdge for helping.

Your instructions worked perfectly & the "You have mail" entry is gone.

Thanks Again!
Paul

 

[pm-r]

You must have some application that is sending you email locally. At the terminal prompt, enter mail and you will be in the mail app and will see a list of emails in the format of :

Sigh..., nice fix and solution, but I am amazed by how simple you seem to make it all...


- Patrick
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[Raz0rEdge]

Sigh..., nice fix and solution, but I am amazed by how simple you seem to make it all...


- Patrick
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This harks back to my early college days.

 

[pigoo3]

This harks back to my early college days.

Was that back when you were more "frisky"...playing all sorts of computer pranks on beginners!

Just teasing.

Nick