#!/bin/bash HOSTNAME=$1 RECIPIENT=$2 errex() { echo -e "$@" 1>&2 exit 1 } test -x /usr/sbin/pflogsumm || errex "Critical: /usr/sbin/pflogsumm not found" # The case that the mail.log.1 file isn't readable shouldn't actually be possible with logrotate not rotating empty files.. But you never know! if [ -r "/var/log/mail/mail.log.1" ]; then BODY=$(/usr/sbin/pflogsumm /var/log/mail/mail.log.1 --problems-first) else BODY="Error: Mail log not readable or not found: /var/log/mail/mail.log.1 In case of mail inactivity since the last report, this might be considered a nuisance warning. Yours faithfully, The $HOSTNAME Mailserver" fi sendmail -t <