diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/RedHat.yml b/roles/base/tasks/RedHat.yml
index c6c99db..6ccab57 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/RedHat.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/RedHat.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
     - cronie         # missing from fedora
     - curl           # curl
     - iotop          # monitor io usage
-    - mailx          # send mail from cmd
     - nc             # netcat
     - net-tools      # ifconfig etc
     - psmisc         # pstree for debugging
@@ -73,6 +72,22 @@
     - vim-enhanced   # working vi :)
     - xterm          # resize
 
+- name: install el7/el8 packages
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: installed
+  with_items:
+    - mailx
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int <= 8
+
+- name: install el9 packages
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: installed
+  with_items:
+    - s-nail
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int >= 9
+
 - name: disable grep colors
   ansible.builtin.file:
     dest: /etc/GREP_COLORS