Did exim put ALL this stuff into /etc/aliases?? # /etc/aliases mailer-daemon: postmaster postmaster: root nobody: root hostmaster: root usenet: root news: root webmaster: root www: root ftp: root abuse: root noc: root security: root root: root
2014-10-23 1:38 GMT+02:00 Teo Tei <teo8...@gmail.com>: > I see. > > > I agree that this is not pretty, but I don't have an idea about how to > > solve this dilemma. > > > > Workaround is to edit /etc/aliases with an editor. > > What about this simple idea then: > - at the time when the check is done, if the file exists, instead of > silently skipping the question, show a notice saying that /etc/aliases > already exists and suggest how to edit it in order to change > postmaster/root settings. > > 2014-10-22 8:40 GMT+02:00 Marc Haber <mh+debian-packa...@zugschlus.de>: > >> Hi, >> >> thanks for your bug report. >> >> The question about root/postmaster is only asked if /etc/aliases does >> not exist. I guess this is for historical reasons. /etc/aliases is not >> a conffile belonging to exim, so we can create it if it does not >> exist, but must not mess with it once it exists because it is not our >> conffile. >> >> I agree that this is not pretty, but I don't have an idea about how to >> solve this dilemma. >> >> Workaround is to edit /etc/aliases with an editor. >> >> Greetings >> Marc >> >> -- >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im >> Header >> Leimen, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 6224 >> 1600402 >> Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 6224 >> 1600420 >> > >
