rfinch@caldwr.UUCP (Ralph Finch) (11/21/89)
We need to set up a mail list (reflector), whereby people can send mail to one location which then gets copied to everybody on the list. Are there any special programs I need? What would (briefly) be the steps to take to set up such a thing? Thanks, -- Ralph Finch The opinions expressed herein are mine... ...ucbvax!ucdavis!caldwr!rfinch
samlb@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Sam Bassett RCD) (11/21/89)
On our Ultrix 3.0 system, I edit '/etc/aliases' (do a 'man aliases' to find where it is on your system), to create an alias for the mailer: aiforum: amesboards,otherboards,AIlist@stripe.sri.com, andrews%ear@ames-io.arpa,system%mar@ames-io.arpa,falsetti@orion, wolski%gaia@ames,clerma%ear@ames-io.arpa,pjd@hydra, for instance. After finishing the edit, I run 'newaliases' to make sure that the system knows about the new alias. Sam'l Bassett, Sterling Software @ NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field CA 94035 Work: (415) 694-4792; Home: (415) 969-2644 samlb@well.sf.ca.us samlb@ames.arc.nasa.gov <Disclaimer> := 'Sterling doesn't _have_ opinions -- much less NASA!'
ghe@nucthy.physics.orst.edu (Guangliang He) (11/22/89)
In article <3901@amelia.nas.nasa.gov> samlb@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Sam Bassett RCD) writes: > > On our Ultrix 3.0 system, I edit '/etc/aliases' (do a 'man > aliases' to find where it is on your system), to create an alias for the > mailer: > > aiforum: amesboards,otherboards,AIlist@stripe.sri.com, > andrews%ear@ames-io.arpa,system%mar@ames-io.arpa,falsetti@orion, > wolski%gaia@ames,clerma%ear@ames-io.arpa,pjd@hydra, > > for instance. > > After finishing the edit, I run 'newaliases' to make sure that > the system knows about the new alias. > The aliases file is /usr/lib/aliases on the BSD4.3 and SYS V. A better way to do it is to use 'include'. Put a line like following into the aliases file. list : :include:/u/whoever/whateverfile This way, you only need to run 'newaliases' once, next time you want add a usr on to the list, you only need to exit the /u/whoever/whateverfile. You don't have to run 'newaliases' any more. ======================================================================= USMAIL: Guangliang He | INTERNET: ghe@PHYSICS.ORST.EDU Department of Physics | BITNET: hegl@ORSTVM.BITNET Weniger Hall 301 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR 97331-6507 | PHONE: (503) 737-4631 =======================================================================