can't run mailx as PERL system command

ok this is problem going to be real easy for one of you PERL gurus but my little brain just can't figure it out. From the command line (Solaris 9) I can do this fine:

echo my little test | mailx -s "Test Message" email@xxxxxxxxxxxx

But in PERL the below code does not work:

system("echo my little test | mailx -s \"Test Message\" email@xxxxxxxxxxxx");

even if I just do:

system("mailx email@xxxxxxxxxxxx");

it does not send the email

Now I know that mailx works perfectly fine from the command line. I am also able to do other system commands from PERL perfectly fine. Also I know that many of you gurus might suggest I do it a different way because of security issues or what not but I would really like to find out why this particular system command is not working from PERL.

Sincerely

Elliot
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