Re: postfix + mutt questions

From: Mihalis I. Tsoukalos (mtsouk_at_freemail.gr)
Date: 08/22/03

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    On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 12:49:33PM +0300, Manolis Tzanidakis wrote:
    > [20030822] Mihalis I. Tsoukalos <mtsouk@freemail.gr> wrote:
    >
    > > Dear list,
    >
    > Hello Mihali
    >
    > > I have a .alias file in my home directory with entries having the
    > > following form:
    > >
    > > debian debian-user@lists.debian.org
    > > debian-kde debian-kde@lists.debian.org
    > >
    > > I want to use it with mutt so I have added the following line in
    > > .muttrc:
    > > set alias_file="~/.alias"
    > >
    > > What else do I have to do in order to use it?
    >
    > Add the following entry in your .muttrc :
    > source ~/.alias
    >
    > after the set alias_file one.
    >
    > > Second problem:
    > > The emails to root go to user nobody.
    > > I am using postfix and /etc/aliases has no such entry.
    > > How can I fix it?
    >
    > Edit /etc/aliases and add the line :
    > root: THE_USER_THAT_SHOULD_GET_ROOT_MAIL
    >
    > Make sure your /etc/postfix/main.cf has the following :
    >
    > alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
    > alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
    >
    > then run :
    >
    > $ newaliases && postfix reload
    >
    > (this should create /etc/aliases.db & restart postfix).

    Hi Manoli.

    The problem was that I have not put the word alias in front of each line
    in the .alias file as well as I have not put the source .alias in .muttrc
    It works fine now. Thanks.

    So, in order to make user root get its email, should I put root: root in
    the aliases file? Seems a little bizzare :-)
    I have found the postalias command that might help creating the aliases.db
    file.

    TIA,
    Mihalis. 

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