Topic: Mail - Aliases ... How do in qmail?

[David]

Dear Group

I'd like to set up some aliases in qmail.

I have checked the Manager - seems not an option

In the Redhat mail server, "sendmail", seems just a need to edit the aliases file in /etc/mail; but not there in e-smith. Have used "find" command to look for file aliases, but get message about "/proc/f2 protected".

Any suggestions as to how I can set up aliases??

Thanks.

David

[Joseph Morrison]

Hello David,

> I'd like to set up some aliases in qmail.
> I have checked the Manager - seems not an option

In e-smith 4.0 beta (4.0b3 is available for download and 4.0b4 will be released today or tomorrow) you can get this effect by creating a user account with the desired name and then forwarding their mail to another email account. To create an alias for a list of users, just create a group. All this can be done via the e-smith manager.

So for example, if you want the effect of this /etc/aliases file:

freddy: alfred
carol: cjones@othercompany.com
sales: alfred, bernard, carol

Then in e-smith you would:

1. Create the accounts alfred, bernard and carol
2. Enter a forwarding address for carol to "cjones@othercompany.com"
3. Create the account "freddy" and forward it to "alfred"
4. Create the group "sales" with the appropriate users

Hope this helps!
Best regards,
- Joe