# This is the aliases file - it says who gets mail for whom. # # >>>>>>>>>> The program "newaliases" will need to be run # >> NOTE >> after this file is updated for any changes # >>>>>>>>>> to show through to sendmail. # # It is probably best to not work as user root and redirect all # email to "root" to the address of a HUMAN who deals with this # system's problems. Then you don't have to check for important # email too often on the root account. # The "\root" will make sure that email is also delivered to the # root-account, but also forwared to the user "joe". #root: joe, \root # Basic system aliases that MUST be present. postmaster: root mailer-daemon: postmaster # amavis virusalert: root # General redirections for pseudo accounts in /etc/passwd. administrator: root daemon: root lp: root news: root uucp: root games: root man: root at: root postgres: root mdom: root amanda: root ftp: root wwwrun: root squid: root msql: root gnats: root nobody: root # "bin" used to be in /etc/passwd bin: root # Further well-known aliases for dns/news/ftp/mail/fax/web/gnats. newsadm: news newsadmin: news usenet: news ftpadm: ftp ftpadmin: ftp ftp-adm: ftp ftp-admin: ftp hostmaster: root mail: postmaster postman: postmaster post_office: postmaster # "abuse" is often used to fight against spam email abuse: postmaster spam: postmaster faxadm: root faxmaster: root webmaster: root gnats-admin: root mailman: root mailman-owner: mailman # mlmmj needs only one alias to function; this is with a mailinglist in # /var/spool/mlmmj/myownlist (remember full path): # myownlist: "| /usr/bin/mlmmj-recieve -L /var/spool/mlmmj/myownlist" # Majordomo can be used to have mailinglists on your site. #majordomo: "|/usr/lib/majordomo/wrapper majordomo" #owner-majordomo: root, #majordomo-owner: root, # sample entry for a majordomo mailing-list called "test" # read /usr/doc/packages/majordomo/README.linux for more information # replace "test" with a new name and put the administrator into # the "owner-test" alias instead of "root". # #test: "|/usr/lib/majordomo/wrapper resend -l test test-outgoing" #test-outgoing: :include:/var/lib/majordomo/lists/test #test-request: "|/usr/lib/majordomo/wrapper majordomo -l test" #test-approval: owner-test, #owner-test-outgoing: owner-test, #owner-test-request: owner-test, #owner-test: root, # # if you have bulk_mailer installed, you can replace the above # "test-outgoing" line with the following: #test-outgoing: "|/usr/bin/bulk_mailer owner-test@host.com /var/lib/majordomo/lists/test" #