On Sat, May 28, 2005 at 10:29:30AM -0500, Steve Block wrote: > On Sat, May 28, 2005 at 10:13:38AM +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >I have a stock Sarge install for which I am trying to setup exim4. > > > >However, things are not behaving as expected. > > > >In /etc/aliases I have: > > > > root: me > > me: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >On the box, I have run "dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config", selecting: > > > >* Split configuration into small files: "No" > >* General type of mail configuration: "internet site; mail > > is sent and received directly using SMTP" > >* System mail name: "mydomain.com" > >* IP-addresses to listen on for incoming SMTP connections: > > "127.0.0.1" > >* Other destinations for which mail is accepted: "" > >* Domains to relay mail for: "" > >* Machines to relay mail for: "" > >* Keep number of DNS-queries minimal (Dial-on-Demand):"Yes" > > > >Basically, I want the box to deliver mail directly. I want all mail for > >local accounts to arrive at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >However, when I run "mail root" on the box, exim decides the mail is for > >"[EMAIL PROTECTED]", rather than [EMAIL PROTECTED] (as I have specified in > >aliases). > > > >I suspect this has something to do with the precedence/priority of the > >aliases file? > > > >Any pointers would be appreciated, > > Maybe this is stupid to say, but did you run newaliases after editing > your aliases file? > > This is just a guess, I'm a postfix user and have no idea how exim > handles things.
I don't think that's necessary, but stopping and restarting the exim daemon after making the changes to /etc/aliases would be. -- David Jardine "Running Debian GNU/Linux and loving every minute of it." -L. von Sacher-M.(1835-1895) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
