qmail will not deliver to any user with a uid of 0. Period. This is a
security issue and is covered in the FAQ and the docs.
On Mon, 21 Feb 2000, Henri J. Schlereth wrote:
> I have used qmail before in a work setting, and finally got
> around to installing it on one of my mail servers. My question
> is why cant I send and receive mail to root. This is qmail 1.0.3
> that I compiled no other bells and whistles and yes everything
> else works including .qmail. I can set up a .qmail and forward
> root mail to another server but cannot receive it on the target
> machine. Hints? Vowels? Nouns? Clues?
> Do you need more info, ask away.
>
> Henri
>
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> "All data leaves a trail. The search for data leaves a trail.
> The erasure of data leaves a trail.The absence of data, under
> the right circumstances,can leave the clearest trail of all-
> Dr. Kio Masada"
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