Help Getting Root's email to recipient

[tonydm <inbox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I watched the recent thread regarding the root's email settings, hoping 
to get from it the answer for my problem.  And perhaps it was there but 
I missed it.  So forgive me if this was indeed covered.

I'm trying to configure my system so that messages sent to the root 
account are forwarded on to me.  I am running logcheck and want all 
warnings to be emailed to me.  I have edited the line following #Person 
who should get root's mail in /etc/aliases to read root: 
me-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (example to state the obvious).  I have then 
run newaliases.  Here's my trouble, or lack of understanding.  I am not 
getting any of the roots messages.  I do not have a mailserver running 
on this box.  Sendmail is stopped.  How should I/or should I need to 
configure an email account in thunderbird or the like?  How do I forward 
the roots mail to me-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?  I'm missing something 
obvious, but this greenhorn could use your help.

Thanks for your contributions!

tonydm


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