On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 8:47 PM, Dave <d...@davestechshop.net> wrote:
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> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 8:44 PM, Aaron Wolfe <aawo...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 8:36 PM, Dave (DavesTechShop.net)
>> <d...@davestechshop.net> wrote:
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>> > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 8:32 PM, Dave (DavesTechShop.net)
>> > <d...@davestechshop.net> wrote:
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>> >> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 8:22 PM, Dave <d...@davestechshop.net> wrote:
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>> >>> With my setup, Postfix send an email from my local user account
>> >>> ("user")
>> >>> as u...@example.com. Example.com is a Google apps domain.
>> >>> I would like the email to go out as another name:
>> >>> anewn...@example.com.
>> >>> (where "anewname" matches my gmail user account name).
>> >>>
>> >>> My gmail user account and my linux user name are not the same, but I
>> >>> want
>> >>> to create an alias so that, for email purposes, they are the same.
>> >>>
>> >>> How would I make this change? Thanks.
>> >>
>> >> SOLVED (partly)
>> >> I used generic and made a line that said:
>> >> realusername namesameasgmailaccount
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>> >> The email address is indeed what I want now
>> >> (namesameasgmailacco...@example.com), but the name info associated with
>> >> the
>> >> email still has the original full name of the user account. Would like
>> >> to
>> >> change that too for consistency. Not sure how.
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>> > Can I use wildcards in generic? Something like this?
>> > * universalname
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>> When you post to this list, you are taking up the time of many experts
>> (and some amateurs like myself :). Please treat this resource with
>> the respect that it deserves. These same experts have taken the time
>> to create excellent documentation. Please respect them and their time
>> by consulting it before asking for more from them.
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> I have consulted a bunch of documentation for several hours. I am being
> respectful. I'm working hard on this. I'm searching the docs and google.
> When I can't find answers there, I ask here.
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> I still do not have an answer to this question. if you have it, how about
> being a gentleman and sharing it or pointing me to the right place. Thanks.
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Please quote the part of the postfix documentation that you need
clarification on. I will do my best to help.
