On Wed, Oct 11, 2000 at 12:59:25PM +0100, Neil Grant wrote:
> where is ~alias? is it a directory in /var/qmail/alias that I create, does
> it need my name in it?

~ is a common shorthand meaning "the home directory of".
So, ~james means "the home directory of the user james". Likewise ~alias
means "the home directory of the user alias". You should have created a
user alias at an earlier stage in the installation. By default alias's
home directory is /var/qmail/alias.

james
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