GREAT !!!! With a \ before root, it works fine. thanks everybody. -- cedric >-----Original Message----- >From: Shawn Lenhardt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Thursday, April 16, 1998 4:00 PM >To: RedHat List >Subject: Re: /etc/aliasese > > >Try putting a "\" in front of root. I was doing something similar in a >forward file, & that worked for me. > >Shawn Lenhardt > >On Thu, 16 Apr 1998, Christopher Fisk wrote: > >> >i have RedHat 5.0 >> >I have ob with /etc/aliases >> > >> >i put something like this: >> >security: root, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> >I have done a newaliases >> > >> >and when I mail to security, only [EMAIL PROTECTED] receive >the message ... not root ... >> >> Just curious but are you mailing FROM root? Aliases will not send the >> message back to the person who sent it even if they are on the recieve >> list for that alias. >> >> Hope that helps >> >> Chris Fisk >> >> >> >> -- >> PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST >ARCHIVES! >> http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips >/mailing-lists >> To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with >> "unsubscribe" as the Subject. >> >> > > >-- > PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! >http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists > To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > "unsubscribe" as the Subject. > ><