On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 08:54:41AM -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > * horseriver <horseriv...@gmail.com> [01-25-13 08:04]: > > I place a .forward file in my home dir , according to man pages, I > > write an mail address in this file. So ,when I receive a mail ,it > > will be sent to that address， Did I understand wrong? > > Have you *ever* considered reading the man pages concerning commands you > are using? > > from man procmail: > If procmail is not installed globally as the default mail delivery agent > (ask your system administrator), you have to make sure it is invoked when > your mail arrives. In this case your $HOME/.forward (beware, it has to > be world readable) file should contain the line below. Be sure to > include the single and double quotes, and unless you know your site to be > running smrsh (the SendMail Restricted SHell), it must be an absolute > path. Thanks! I have already read this man page ,and I am reaching on these points all.
My system now has one mail delivery agent named exim4. But I do not know is it the default mail delivery agent ? Can you tell me how to know the default mail delivery agent on my system? > > > > -- > (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 > http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 > http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member > Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net
