On Sat, May 28, 2005 at 10:13:38AM +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > > 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, > > Thanks, > dev.random > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > Email sent from www.ntlworld.com > virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software > visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information > > > Try deleting the line: me: yahoo.com in /etc/aliases and adding the line: me: (ummscratch)@yahoo.com in /etc/email-addresses and restart exim. -- Regards, Dave
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