On Wed, Apr 08, 2026 at 12:07:11AM -0500, David Wright wrote: > > Exim configuration does not provide for identifying who is > > postmaster. > > Does it not? > > $ grep -c /etc/aliases /var/lib/dpkg/info/exim4-config.config > /var/lib/dpkg/info/exim4-config.postinst > /var/lib/dpkg/info/exim4-config.config:2 > /var/lib/dpkg/info/exim4-config.postinst:8 > $
Sorry, I was thinking of the dpkg exim configuration dialog. > > I do create a /root/.forward file with my simple > > address [email protected] in it. I suppose that makes me > > postmaster, but this is not what you are getting at. > > Typically, aliases looks something like: > > $ cat /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: foo > $ That is true, my /etc/aliases file does look like that, but I was referring to /root/.forward. I forget why I have it in my installattion routine. > AIUI, foo would usually default to the first user (1000). The reason > for that last line is so that root doesn't have to run a mail client. If you are referring to the last line of that file, I have root: haines. Is it a problem. Can I change it? > > The postmaster file holds my two email addressses. I commented them, > > but the frozen message continue. I meant /root/.forward, not a postmaster file > It might help to post your /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf file > as some of your earlier answers didn't seem very clear (like the > domain names). My /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf file looks like this: ... dc_eximconfig_configtype='smarthost' dc_other_hostnames='Iskra.histomat.net' dc_local_interfaces='127.0.0.1 ; ::1' dc_readhost='histomat.net' dc_relay_domains='' dc_minimaldns='false' dc_relay_nets='' dc_smarthost='mail.guardedhost.com::587' CFILEMODE='644' dc_use_split_config='false' dc_hide_mailname='true' dc_mailname_in_oh='true' dc_localdelivery='mail_spool' I dont know that the line CFILEMODE='644' means. > > Cheers, > David. > -- Haines Brown
