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Date:      Mon, 21 Jan 2002 00:04:02 +0000
From:      Scott Mitchell <scott.mitchell@mail.com>
To:        James Long <list@ns.museum.rain.com>
Cc:        "Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg" <listsub@rambo.simx.org>, Joe & Fhe Barbish <barbish@a1poweruser.com>, FBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: you have mail msg at root login
Message-ID:  <20020121000402.B294@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <20020120154826.A31358@ns.museum.rain.com>; from list@ns.museum.rain.com on Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 03:48:26PM -0800
References:  <LPBBIGIAAKKEOEJOLEGOKECMCNAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com> <3C4AD1AB.3030204@rambo.simx.org> <20020120143738.A306@localhost> <20020120154826.A31358@ns.museum.rain.com>

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On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 03:48:26PM -0800, James Long wrote:
> > Also, edit /etc/aliases to divert root's email to your normal user
> > account.
> 
> Are there technical reasons to do it this way rather than say,
> using the ~root/.forward file?

None that I can think of... I prefer the aliases file method, because it
keeps that bit of configuration in /etc with everything else, rather than
in a separate file in another directory.  No reason not to do it the other
way if you prefer that, though.

	Scott

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