Try mail command
Code:
mail -s "Subject" root <<EOF
This is my message
EOF
On many systems root mail are forwared to some other account. Following will tell you exact account or email id
Code:
grep ^root /etc/aliases
root:
admin@staff.somewhere.com
Person who should get root's mail is
admin@staff.somewhere.com
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