[20030822] Mihalis I. Tsoukalos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear list,
Hello Mihali > I have a .alias file in my home directory with entries having the > following form: > > debian [EMAIL PROTECTED] > debian-kde [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I want to use it with mutt so I have added the following line in > .muttrc: > set alias_file="~/.alias" > > What else do I have to do in order to use it? Add the following entry in your .muttrc : source ~/.alias after the set alias_file one. > Second problem: > The emails to root go to user nobody. > I am using postfix and /etc/aliases has no such entry. > How can I fix it? Edit /etc/aliases and add the line : root: THE_USER_THAT_SHOULD_GET_ROOT_MAIL Make sure your /etc/postfix/main.cf has the following : alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases then run : $ newaliases && postfix reload (this should create /etc/aliases.db & restart postfix). -- Manolis Tzanidakis (mtzanidakis-at-freemail-dot-gr) Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 102798230 GnuPG Key Fingerprint: 5CA5 41D6 09F1 C4B9 C331 65EF 4B3F 6979 EB8C 88F3 Get my public key at: pgp.mit.edu
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