On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 04:23:08PM +0900, Nick Hastings wrote: > Hi, > > * Mihalis I. Tsoukalos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030822 16:16]: > > Dear list, > > > > I have a .alias file in my home directory with entries having the > > following form: > > > > debian [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > debian-kde [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > 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? > > put "source ~/.alias" (without the quotes) in you .muttrc
And then, how do I use the aliases when I want to send an email? > > 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? > > You should send all root mail to some other user such as yourself. > For example I have "root: hastings" in my /etc/aliases. However I use > exim not postfix so YMMV. there is no entry like root: nobody in /etc/aliases file so I am wondering why the emails for root go to user nobody. cheers, Mihalis. -- Unix is very simple, but it takes a genius to understand the simplicity. (Dennis Ritchie) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
