Zbigniew Szalbot wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Awfully sorry to bother, but I am trying to find out what process or 
> other software may be sending mail to root@
> 

Not entirely an Exim issue.

FreeBSD has as default (at least) 2 chron'ed reports each day, week, month.

Scripts are in ~/etc/periodic/< daily | weekly| monthly >

> I have the following in the log:
> 
> 2006-09-06 03:01:42 +0200 1GKlnS-0000Hv-AV <= [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> U=root P=local S=2592
> 
> Since I am quite new to FreeBSD, I am not sure where to start looking for 
> a process that supplies emails to this particular address. I have
> 
> 2006-09-06 03:01:42 +0200 1GKlnS-0000Hv-AV User 0 set for local_delivery 
> transport is on the fixed_never_users list
> 

Set an alias - preferably to your own off-box address, in ~/etc/aliases:

Ex:

root : [EMAIL PROTECTED]

(presuming that IS 'off box', if not, use one that is.)

> So the emails never get delivered and linger in queue. I would appreciate 
> your comments. I haven't really configured any automatical notices, 
> haven't touched cron yet so not sure where the emails are coming from.

Chron is it....

> I 
> know you can't tell remotely but maybe someone will have a hint for me? I 
> am willing to learn :)
> 
> Many, many thanks!
> 
> Warm regards,
> 

That should do it if Exim is otherwise fully operational.

Bill



> 
> Zbyszek
> 


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