On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 07:43:28AM +0200, Juan L. Pastor wrote: > On Sat, 2004-09-11 at 20:39, Alexander Dalloz wrote: > > Edit /etc/aliases, change at bottom the prepared alias for root to setup > > an alias for root to a normal user account. Run "newaliases" and you'll > > instantly get new root's mail to that normal user account, readable with > > any client. > > What are the benefits of doing so instead of using the .forward file? Using a .forward is fine. It is customary to map a long list of pseudo users to root in /etc/aliases (some 55 or more). As a result "root stuff" is commonly mapped in etc/aliases. Watch .forward files for delivery loops.... Note that in Fedora redirecting mail will commonly use .procmailrc instead of .forward when sendmail is configured in the standard way. Simple .forward stuff works but .forward with a pipe to a filter is a tangle. -- T o m M i t c h e l l In the USA, vote informed, second Tuesday Nov 2004.
