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From: Bhishan Hemrajani <bhishan@cytosine.dhs.org>
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Subject: Re: Mail Aliases
In-Reply-To: <20000419211858.19734.qmail@web2003.mail.yahoo.com> from Blake Benthall
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To: Blake Benthall <blakeeb@yahoo.com>
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I don't use .mail_aliases, I use /etc/aliases.

You just put the name, separated by a tab to the corresponding
user. For example:

postmaster	root

Then, type:
# newaliases

After you are done editing the file. I'm not sure if you do the
same thing for postfix though, since I use sendmail.

--bhishan

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> I have a server that is running free bsd. How do I set up an email alias? I have already made the .mail_aliases file. Do I just add an "alias coolalias blakeeb@yahoo.com" entry?
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