--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6964,7 +6964,7 @@ releaseversion='${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}'
 # Set platform-specific modules and symbols
 os_libs=
 os_dltools='curl wget lynx svn'
-os_mailer=mail
+os_mailer=mailx
 os_hostname="'hostname' 'uname -n'"
 os_dnsdomainname=
 os_nisdomainname="'domainname'"