Re: [TCLUG:20449] E-Mail forwarding problem

["Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@veldy.net>]

Or, you could put an alias in /etc/aliases.

For instance:

root: veldy@veldy.net

Then run "newaliases" to create the db (and possibly restart your mail
program).

Tom Veldhouse
veldy@veldy.net

----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Sherohman <esper@sherohman.org>
To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG:20449] E-Mail forwarding problem


> Mike Glaser said:
> > Question: must I place .forward files into each account I want forwarded
or is
> > there some way around this with DNS and MX records? Can't I just send
mail
> > out to anywhere somehow? My knowledge of these things is quite basic,
but I
> > am trying to learn.
>
> It depends.  .forward files will redirect mail from specific accounts on
> system A to arbitrary accounts on system B.  MX records direct _all_ mail
for
> users on system A to the same username on system B.  (Essentially, the MX
> record says, "All mail for foo.corp.com should be delivered to
> mail.corp.com.")
>
> So, do you want to redirect mail for specific accounts or for all
accounts?
>
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