On (22/06/04 22:17), Jerome Werner wrote: > I upgraded to exim 4 in unstable and now I'm getting error messages in my user inbox: > > /begin message/ > > >From Mailer-Daemon > X-Failed Recipients: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [...] > Subject: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender > [...] > A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its recipients. > This is a permanent error. The following addres(es) failed: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > delivery cancelled; message timed out > > ---This is a copy of the message, including all the headers----- > > Recieved: from root by knoppix with Local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) > Subject: *** SECURITY information for Knoppix *** > [...] > Knoppix: root: unable to lookup Knoppix via gethostbyname() > > /end message/ > > Anyway, how to I tell exim 4 I don't want mail going to root, just to my user (like > exim 3 did it). Hi Jerome
I don't recall having to do anything when upgrading but I've just looked at my /etc/aliases file which shows: postmaster: root root: clive That is probably where you need to address the problem YMMV Clive > Also, what is with the knoppix errors! I didn't install from Knoppix. I installed > from floppies. I've only used knoppix to chroot sometimes in order to fix lilo. What > gives? How did knoppix leave cruft around? -- http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
