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Date:      Tue, 27 Aug 2002 07:18:31 +0200
From:      Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz>
To:        Joseph Lephan <mystical@houston.rr.com>
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Forwarding root mail to user via sendmail
Message-ID:  <20020827051831.GE21595@freepuppy.bellavista.cz>
In-Reply-To: <20020826234910.A272@houston.rr.com>
References:  <20020826234910.A272@houston.rr.com>

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> Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 23:49:10 -0500
> From: Joseph Lephan <mystical@houston.rr.com>
> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
> Subject: Forwarding root mail to user via sendmail

    please, keep your lines below 72 chars in length.
 
> I had this enabled by default previously (somehow). But ever since
> removing an existing user (apparently mail was forward to this
> account), root mail has disappeared.
> Unfortunatley, I've read through documents on how to configure
> /etc/aliases, among other files, but i don't know the exact
> syntax..and i'm too afraid to attempt to make any changes 

    the exact syntax is described in /etc/aliases, and aliases(5).
    that's man page for aliases in section 5, read with

    % man 5 aliases

    after you make your changes, don't forget to run newaliases(1).

    oh, this is newbies@... you should be posting technical questions to
    questions@freebsd.org

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