Re: Sendmail (probly FAQish)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tim Wunder spewed electrons into the ether that resembled: /etc/aliases, and I needed to run the newaliases command. (I should really try stuff on my own before posting for help :-( ) it's *supposed* to be /etc/mail/aliases. obviously, RH mucked with sendmail to use the old (deprecated) location - -- Douglas J Hunley (doug at hunley.homeip.net) - Linux User #174778 Admin: Linux StepByStep - http://www.linux-sxs.org and http://jobs.linux-sxs.org Arguing on the Internet is like competing in the Special Olympics. Even if you win, you're still retarded. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE97jPgSrrWWknCnMIRAg5qAJ9/0Ytb88ObA2x4M5PeNFuz7O6mwQCdGNtR 3syTz9S8ypjOb5wMVMdcQ9w= =IEWl -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Sendmail (probly FAQish)
Should be, that and runing newaliases afterwards (im most certain but its been awhile since I ran sendmail) Bill Day Linux 2.2.20-1tr i586 7:10pm up 10:11, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 We're still up at irc.openprojects.net @ #linux-users or irc.freenode.net @ #linux-users http://counter.li.org #83358 http://sxs.daysdomain.com/ - Original Message - From: Tim Wunder [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 5:25 PM Subject: Sendmail (probly FAQish) I have an incoming alias in sendmail so that mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] gets sent to my local username's mailbox (dad) using /etc/mail/genericstable. Unfortunately, it seems that mail sent locally doesn't follow the alias. If I my wife sends mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], it doesn't go. If she sends it to [EMAIL PROTECTED], it goes. Why would this be and how do I fix it? I'm using sendmail that came with RH 8, 8.12.5, and kmail 1.4.3 (KDE 3.0.5). Is it as simple as setting up the alias in /etc/aliases? Thanks, Tim -- RedHat Psyche 8.0, stock kernel, Gnome 2.x, Xfree86 4.2.0 4:00pm up 1 day, 15:50, 1 user, load average: 0.06, 0.13, 0.16 It's what you learn AFTER you know it all that counts ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.423 / Virus Database: 238 - Release Date: 11/25/02 ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Sendmail (probly FAQish)
and make sure that you are using the right aliases file is it /etc/aliases or /etc/mail/aliases? Bill Day wrote: Should be, that and runing newaliases afterwards (im most certain but its been awhile since I ran sendmail) I'm using sendmail that came with RH 8, 8.12.5, and kmail 1.4.3 (KDE 3.0.5). Is it as simple as setting up the alias in /etc/aliases? -- Swiftly. Silently. Invisibly. .~.in Linux we trust. news://news.linux-sxs.org / v \ http://www.linux-sxs.org news://news.linux.org.hk /( _ )\ http://www.linuxfromscratch.org news://news.hkpcug.org ^ ^http://beyond.linuxfromscratch.org ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Sendmail (probly FAQish)
On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 06:25:28PM -0500, Tim Wunder wrote: I have an incoming alias in sendmail so that mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] gets sent to my local username's mailbox (dad) using /etc/mail/genericstable. Unfortunately, it seems that mail sent locally doesn't follow the alias. If I my wife sends mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], it doesn't go. If she sends it to [EMAIL PROTECTED], it goes. Why would this be and how do I fix it? I'm using sendmail that came with RH 8, 8.12.5, and kmail 1.4.3 (KDE 3.0.5). Is it as simple as setting up the alias in /etc/aliases? I think so. In fact, I think you can forego the genericstable altogether and just use the alias file. Don't forget to run newaliases and to restart Sendmail. Kurt -- Senate, n.: A body of elderly gentlemen charged with high duties and misdemeanors. -- Ambrose Bierce ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Sendmail (probly FAQish)
/etc/aliases, and I needed to run the newaliases command. (I should really try stuff on my own before posting for help :-( ) Tim On Tuesday 03 December 2002 09:06 pm, someone claiming to be m.w.chang wrote: and make sure that you are using the right aliases file is it /etc/aliases or /etc/mail/aliases? Bill Day wrote: Should be, that and runing newaliases afterwards (im most certain but its been awhile since I ran sendmail) I'm using sendmail that came with RH 8, 8.12.5, and kmail 1.4.3 (KDE 3.0.5). Is it as simple as setting up the alias in /etc/aliases? -- RedHat Psyche 8.0, stock kernel, Gnome 2.x, Xfree86 4.2.0 9:00pm up 1 day, 20:50, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 It's what you learn AFTER you know it all that counts ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Sendmail (probly FAQish)
On Tuesday 03 December 2002 06:39 pm, someone claiming to be [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 06:25:28PM -0500, Tim Wunder wrote: I have an incoming alias in sendmail so that mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] gets sent to my local username's mailbox (dad) using /etc/mail/genericstable. Unfortunately, it seems that mail sent locally doesn't follow the alias. If I my wife sends mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], it doesn't go. If she sends it to [EMAIL PROTECTED], it goes. Why would this be and how do I fix it? I'm using sendmail that came with RH 8, 8.12.5, and kmail 1.4.3 (KDE 3.0.5). Is it as simple as setting up the alias in /etc/aliases? I think so. In fact, I think you can forego the genericstable altogether and just use the alias file. Don't forget to run newaliases and to restart Sendmail. Well, genericstable is for mapping outgoing usernames to the e-mail address so that mail that I send looks like its coming from [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead of dad (but I don't think that's working right). It's the virtusertable that maps e-mail names to user names. Regardless, editting /etc/aliases, running newaliases and restarting sendmail does the trick. Thanks, Tim -- RedHat Psyche 8.0, stock kernel, Gnome 2.x, Xfree86 4.2.0 9:00pm up 1 day, 20:50, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 It's what you learn AFTER you know it all that counts ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Sendmail (probly FAQish)
hmm.. this one is what i needdd when I need to use my ISP's smtp as smart relay for my local sendmail. some ISP's smtp checks the sender names for existing domains if not the username. thanks. Well, genericstable is for mapping outgoing usernames to the e-mail address so that mail that I send looks like its coming from [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead of dad (but I don't think that's working right). It's the virtusertable that maps e-mail names to user names. Regardless, editting /etc/aliases, running newaliases and restarting sendmail does the trick. -- Swiftly. Silently. Invisibly. .~.in Linux we trust. news://news.linux-sxs.org / v \ http://www.linux-sxs.org news://news.linux.org.hk /( _ )\ http://www.linuxfromscratch.org news://news.hkpcug.org ^ ^http://beyond.linuxfromscratch.org ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
