>
> "Reuben King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >1) I cannot get anything sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to
> >forward to account "reuben".. I have edited my /etc/aliases file and ran
> >"newaliases" to compile the /etc/aliases.cdb file, but no go.
>
> You're using fastforward, I take it?
Yes.. I was instructed to modify a file to take advantage of fastforward
and followed the instructions. I'd repost the exact instructions I was
given, but the #@$@# website it is on is not answering right now.
(http://www.sfu.ca/~yzhang/linux/qmail/index.html)
I can verify that the forwarding using /etc/aliases IS working, as I said,
because any forwards I put in there other than root are functioning
correctly.
It's anything that goes to root that disappears into the void.
I've looked for any logging to track, but I see nothing in /var/logs that is
mail related..
> >I read somewhere that qmail doesn't deliver to the root account, so I'll
> >need to forward it to another account.
>
> qmail doesn't deliver to the superuser, but aliases for root that
> point to non-superusers or remote addresses are OK.
>
> >2) Any outgoing mail to a server other than what is in the rcpthosts file
> >will get kicked back to me with an error. I cannot possibly list every
> >conceivable host on the Internet!
>
> Calm down. Nobody expects you to. See:
>
> http://Web.InfoAve.Net/~dsill/lwq.html#relaying
>
> >FWIW-- My
> >MX record on the DNS is still only set to pointing to my current email
> >server (gandalf -- an entirely different machine).. I was going to wait
> >until I have tested this new qmail server out fully before making any
> >changes. Could this be the problem?
>
> No.
I deleted the rcpthosts file and now outgoing mail works fine.
Thanks for your help, Dave!
-RK
