On Tue, 2003-01-07 at 11:14, Adam Lofstedt wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Stacy Olivas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 1:41 PM > > To: 'Adam Lofstedt'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Redirecting root's email > > > > > > In the /etc/aliases file look for the following lines: > > > > # Pretty much everything else in this file points to "root", > > so # you would do well in either reading root's mailbox or > > forwarding # root's email from here. > > > > # root: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > (should be at the top of the file. > > > > make sure that you have a line in it like this (either > > uncomment the line by remving the # or add a new line like: > > > > root: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > save it and then run the "newaliases" command.. it will > > rebuild the aliases database. > > > > For more info, do a "man newaliases". > > > > Of course, this only works *if* you have the sendmail daemon > > running. <bg> > > > > Enjoy! > > > > -Stacy > > You must have missed the begning of this thread (before it got snipped > anyway). I did that. Exactly as you suggested. This was of course the > first thing I did. I also read man newaliases, and every other relevant > man page I could find. I also tried putting a .forward file in root's > home directory with my external email address in it. > > > > > Hi! > > > > > I am having trouble redirecting root's email to an external email > > > account. This is a 4.7-Release box with not very > > modifications done > > > to the standard installation. > > > > > When I look at /var/spool/clientmqueue, it is full of > > messages. Here > > > is a snippet of one: > > > > > MDeferred: Operation timed out with localhost.visimation.com. > > > > I'm not a big Sendmail expert or anything, but do you even > > have the MTA process running? Can you successfully telnet > > localhost.visimation.com port 25? What sendmail related lines > > do you have in /etc/rc.conf? > > -- > > Toomas Aas | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > > http://www.raad.tartu.ee/~toomas/ > > * All wiyht. Rho sritched > > mg kegboawd awound? > > Telnet to port 25 of localhost.visimation.com works. In my /etc/rc.conf > the only entry I have for sendmail is: > sendmail_enable="YES" > > Thanks for the help. This is really frusrating me. :( > > Adam >
A possible alternative may just be to use the .forward file in the /root home directory. That's how I forward all of root's mail. I never bothered with aliases. Can't hurt to try it :-) -- The information contained in this email is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not disclose or use the information in this email in any way. Dark Blue Sea does not guarantee the integrity of any emails or attached files. The views or opinions expressed are the author's own and may not reflect the views or opinions of Dark Blue Sea. Dark Blue Sea does not warrant that any attachments are free from viruses or other defects. You assume all liability for any loss, damage or other consequences which may arise from opening or using the attachments. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
