>>
>>
>>For example, in /etc/aliases, I have a pointer to
>>
>>    test: :include:/home/brownh/aliases/test.aliases
>>
>>But when I use it (after upgrading to RH 8.0), I get:
>>
>>     ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
>>  :include:/home/brownh/aliases/test.aliases
>>    (expanded from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
>>
>>     ----- Transcript of session follows -----
>>  550 5.2.4 :include:/home/brownh/aliases/test.aliases... Cannot open
>>    /home/brownh/aliases/test.aliases: Permission denied
>>
>>Bothe the aliases directory and the test.aliases file are rwxrwxrwx
>>(wide open for test purposes).
>


I remember doing an :include: statement for a mate and we found that 777 permissions 
on the file
were OK but the directory must be set correctly. I seem to remember it couldn't have 
root ownership.

Check the sendmail faq at: http://www.sendmail.org/faq/section3.html#3.33

--
Carl

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