On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 17:45:24 -0400 JoeHill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 17:08:18 -0400 > Todd Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > > > ok, so far I've got the server collecting mail from the ISP for a > > > test account I set up. however, the mail did not go to > > > /var/spool/mail/test0001, it went to /var/spool/mail/joehill. > > > > you created user test0001? Just checking :) (You also might try > > logging in as test0001 in case there are certain files that get > > created on first login, like a mail spool--just grasping here.) > > yep, and if I send a test mail with the fetchmailrc showing postmaster > "test0001", it goes to /var/spool/mail/test0001. I've logged in as > that user several times and even created an xfce4 session > (niiiiiiiiiice...). > > As soon as I change postmaster to "postmaster" (default) or comment it > out, the mail for test0001 goes to /var/spool/mail/postfix (?). I just don't know about the postmaster stuff in fetchmailrc. I leave that stuff alone as I figure most of it is set up in /etc/aliases. Since you're not retrieving mail for postmaster, I'd assume you should leave that alone. Any you say that /var/spool/mail/test001 exists? Todd -- Reclaim the flag: http://www.pbs.org/now/commentary/moyers19.html
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